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The alluring target : in search of the secrets of Central Asia
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The alluring target : in search of the secrets of Central Asia

by Kenneth Wimmel, Ella Maillart

Profiles eleven explorers and scientists who travelled through Central Asia between 1890 and 1935. It documents their expeditions across the Silk Road and the Himalayas to uncover ancient manuscripts, lost cities and scientific knowledge.

Accession 26302 ISBN 1879434482 Publisher Trackless Sands Press
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