Frank Kingdon-Ward

In Farthest Burma

The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet

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In 1914, the British plant-collector and explorer, Kingdon-Ward, undertook an expedition of some eight month's duration along Burma's eastern frontier and across the headwaters of the Irrawaddy River. Kingdon-Ward's travel was mostly on foot, through some of the most rugged and impenetrable terrain on earth; his legendary courage and endurance enabled him to prevail, despite significantimpact on his health. Kingdon-Ward's keen powers of observation result in an account rich in the details of this previously unknown territory, its flora, fauna and the anthropology of its tribal inhabitants. While primarily a scientific expedition, Kingdon-… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-974-524-062-9
EAN: 9789745240629
Produktnummer: 30711308
Verlag: Orchid Press Publishing Limited
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm x D1.0 cm 256 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 256

Über den Autor

Frank Kingdon Ward (1885-1958), OBE, the son of a leading British research botanist and professor, graduated with honours from Cambridge in Natural Sciences. In 1911, he was engaged by a British horticultural firm to collect specimens in Yunnan, an assignment which began for Ward a lifelong career as a professional explorer and plant collector. In all Ward made a total of twenty two expeditions, spanning a period of some forty five years, in western China, northern Burma, Assam and south-eastern Tibet; much of this travel involved extreme hardship, and was undertaken at great risk to his health and personal safety.