A Mountain in Tibet by Charles Allen
Throughout the East there runs a legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world, where four rivers have their source. Charles Allen traces this legend to Western Tibet where there stands Kailas, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike as the home of their gods and the navel of the world. Close by are the sources of four mighty rivers: the sacred Ganges, the Indus, the Sutlej and Tsangpo-Brahmaputra. For centuries Kailas remained an enigma to the outside world. Then a succession of remarkable men took up the challenge of penetrating the hostile, frozen wastelands beyond the Western Himalayas, culminating in the great age of discovery, the final years of the Victorian era. A MOUNTAIN IN TIBET is an extraordinary story of exploration and high adventure, full of the excitement and colour expected from the author of PLAIN TALES OF THE RAJ.
Charles Allen is one of the most celebrated travel writers and historians of his generation. He lives in Taunton, Somerset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349104966 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349104964 |
| Title | A Mountain in Tibet |
| Author | Charles Allen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1983-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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