Across Mongolian Plains

By: Andrews, Roy Chapman

Book ExcerptEmpress Dowager and Ch'ien Lung--The "hinterland"--An area of desolation--Our camp in the forest--Reeves's pheasant--The most beautiful Chinese deer--"Blood horns" as medicine--Goral--Animals and birds of the Tung Ling--A new method of catching trout--A forest fire--Native stupidity--Wanton destruction--China's great opportunityINDEXILLUSTRATIONSA Nomad of the Mongolian Plains (Frontispiece)Roy Chapman Andrews on "Kublai Khan"Yvette Borup...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798707147746
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"