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More copies of this ISBN:Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurerby Patrick French
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Sir Francis Younghusband was the last of the great imperialists—a dashing adventurer, who in 1903 single-handedly invaded Tibet, wiped out its entire army, and then became a mystic. Admired by H.G Wells and Bertrand Russell, he launched early assaults on Mt. Everest, held the world record for the 300-yard dash, was the first European since Marco Polo to travel from Peking to Central Asia, discovered the source of the Indus, and, as a spy, his presumed death nearly sparked an Indo-Russian war. The quest to discover this man led Patrick French from the Himalayas to Kashmir and into Tibet in search of clues. Synopsis:This biography is a portrait of one of the British Empire's greatest heroes. Synopsis:Sir Francis Younghusband was one of the last great imperialists and adventurers. In 1903 he single-handedly turned a small diplomatic mission into a full-scale military invasion of Tibet. He later became an outlandish mystical philosopher and fervent Indian nationalist. Acclaimed by many reviewers as the biography of the year, this is a unique combination of travel writing and historical biography, celebrating Imperial adventure. 16pp b/w illus.
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