| Author | Sven Hedin |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services |
Riddles of the Gobi Desert
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About the author has made a noble attempt to unravel the truth behind the expedition through the Gobi Desert, the home of howling storms and oppressive silences, with new conquests in the service of exploration for our goal. Enigmatic, shrouded in mist, the horizon stretched its curves around us. Dizzy distances must be conquered by the slow, sure tread of the camels. From Peking in the east to the Caspian Sea in the west, our kingdom extended for 3,000 miles and for 1,200 from Dzungaria to the Himalayas. We laid one territory after another under our scepter; we established a system of depots from which neighbouring territories were traversed. The book is the product of extensive study of Riddles of the Gobi Desert. The subject of the book is very illuminating and delicate. There is no statement in the book to which exception may justly be taken. The 24 illustrations and a map require a word of explanation. The author has preserved these fine plates from oblivion, which he considers his duty as a well-wisher of the area and its people. So, the book is immensely beneficial to all. About the Sven Anders Hedin was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya known in the West and located sources of the Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej Rivers. He also mapped Lake Lop Nur, and the remains of cities, grave sites and the Great Wall of China in the deserts of the Tarim Basin. In his book Från pol till pol (From Pole to Pole), Hedin describes a journey through Asia and Europe between the late 1880s and the early 1900s. While traveling, Hedin visited Turkey, the Caucasus, Tehran, Iraq, lands of the Kyrgyz people and the Russian Far East,
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