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More copies of this ISBN:Sir Aurel Stein: Archaeological Explorerby Jeannette Mirsky
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:An extraordinary man, who advanced human knowledge on many fronts, Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943) pursued dramatic adventure with scientific purpose. Jeannette Mirsky has drawn from Stein's voluminous outpouring of books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a lively and definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. "[Mirsky] has digested the correspondence, and she quotes so skillfully that her book will save many people the trouble of reading Stein's own exhaustive and exhausting volumes. Definitive."Larry McMurtry, Washington Post "A first-rate and unique biography of one of the more significant explorers of Central Asia and the Indo-Iranian borderlands. . . . Mirsky has recreated not only the life of an intrepid explorer but the spirit of the times."Choice "Mirsky has performed a signal service in distilling the life, travels, and letters of Aurel Stein into a manageable, graceful, and meaningful synthesis."Theodore A. Wertime, Technology and Culture Synopsis:PrefaceBeginningsThe First Central Asian Expedition, May 1900-July 1901Intermission 1901-6The Second Central Asian Expedition, 20 April 1906-13 November 1908The Third Central Asian Expedition, 1913-161919-26The Borderlands and into Persia, 1926-36The Promised Land at Last, 1937-43NotesIndex Description:1291117 Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of ContentsPreface
Beginnings The First Central Asian Expedition, May 1900-July 1901 Intermission 1901-6 The Second Central Asian Expedition, 20 April 1906-13 November 1908 The Third Central Asian Expedition, 1913-16 1919-26 The Borderlands and into Persia, 1926-36 The Promised Land at Last, 1937-43 Notes Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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