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River Road to China

by Milton Osborne
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“A compelling, finely researched account of an adventure that was hailed as one of the grandest explorations of the nineteenth century.” —The Washington Post
 
A New York Times Notable Book
 
In 1866, six Frenchmen set out on a dangerous mission to seek a trade route up the Mekong. During the two years that followed, they would journey through more than four thousand miles of unmapped territory, from the tropical heat of the swamps of Vietnam and Cambodia to the bitter cold of the mountain ranges of southwestern China.
 
Their historic expedition is the dramatic subject of River Road to China, a story of courage, endurance, and determination in the face of unpredictable dangers and near-insurmountable odds. This edition has been updated to include a new postscript by the author and more than thirty full-color illustrations by the expedition’s artist.
 
“The highest of high adventure . . . [Osborne’s] documentation is flawless.” —The New Yorker
 
“As exciting as it is historically illuminating . . . A tale of heroism that has seldom been duplicated, spurred by the continuing, fatal attraction of the ‘Great River.’” —The New Republic
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Publisher: Grove Atlantic

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  • Release date: December 1, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9780802196088
  • Release date: December 1, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9780802196088
  • File size: 10695 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9780802196088
  • File size: 15809 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2007

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History Nonfiction

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English

“A compelling, finely researched account of an adventure that was hailed as one of the grandest explorations of the nineteenth century.” —The Washington Post
 
A New York Times Notable Book
 
In 1866, six Frenchmen set out on a dangerous mission to seek a trade route up the Mekong. During the two years that followed, they would journey through more than four thousand miles of unmapped territory, from the tropical heat of the swamps of Vietnam and Cambodia to the bitter cold of the mountain ranges of southwestern China.
 
Their historic expedition is the dramatic subject of River Road to China, a story of courage, endurance, and determination in the face of unpredictable dangers and near-insurmountable odds. This edition has been updated to include a new postscript by the author and more than thirty full-color illustrations by the expedition’s artist.
 
“The highest of high adventure . . . [Osborne’s] documentation is flawless.” —The New Yorker
 
“As exciting as it is historically illuminating . . . A tale of heroism that has seldom been duplicated, spurred by the continuing, fatal attraction of the ‘Great River.’” —The New Republic
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History Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Grove Atlantic

    Kindle Book
    Release date: December 1, 2007

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780802196088
    Release date: December 1, 2007

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780802196088
    File size: 10695 KB
    Release date: December 1, 2007

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780802196088
    File size: 15809 KB
    Release date: December 1, 2007

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English