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White mountain a cultural adventure through the Himalayas

Home to mythical kingdoms, battles and expeditions, and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imaginations. Twigger takes a journey through the history of the world's greatest mountain range, and explores them as a central hub of the world's religion, as well as a climber's ch...

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Main Author: Twigger, Robert (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Subjects:
Himalaya Mountains Region > History.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Social life and customs.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Wars.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Description and travel.
Mountaineers > Himalaya Mountains Region > Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.
Travel writing.
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Summary:Home to mythical kingdoms, battles and expeditions, and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imaginations. Twigger takes a journey through the history of the world's greatest mountain range, and explores them as a central hub of the world's religion, as well as a climber's challenge and a traveler's dream.
Physical Description:458 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-445) and index.
ISBN:9781681775357
1681775352
Author Notes:Robert Twigger is a British author, poet and adventurer. He attended Oxford University and has been awarded the Newdigate Prize for poetry, the Somerset Maugham Award for Literature and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. He led the expedition that was the first to cross the Great Sand Sea of the Egyptian Sahara solely on foot, and another that was the first to cross Western Canada in a birchbark canoe since 1793. He is the author of nine books, both fiction and non-fiction. Visit him at www.roberttwigger.com


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