Kenneth Cox, Ken Storm Jr., Ian Baker

Gebundenes Buch

Frank Kingdon Ward's Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges

Retracing the Epic Journey to 1924-25 in South-East Tibet

Beschreibung

First published in 1926, this is the fascinating account of plant-hunter and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward's most important expedition. Kenneth Cox, Kenneth Storm, Jr., and Ian Baker have spent the last fifteen years retracing Ward's route.

Autor

Kenneth Cox, from a family of writers, plant hunters, nurserymen and world experts on rhododendrons, runs the family horticultural business in Scotland. He has travelled extensively and led two expeditions to Yunnan, China, and five to Tibet in search of plants. Kenneth R. Storm, Jr. has explored Mexican gorges, the Colorado Plateau, the Green and Colorado Rivers, the western Himalayan region of Ladakh and has made five journeys to the Tsangpo gorges. Ian Baker has written extensively on the art and culture of Tibet and the Himalayas. He has made eight expeditions into the region of the Tsangpo Gorges following pilgrimage routes described in ancient Tibetan texts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ACC Art Books
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 291mm x 221mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1880g
• ISBN-13: 9781851495160
• ISBN-10: 1851495169
• Artikelnr.: 22445191