Alone on the Great Wall

William Lindesay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

1991
Fulcrum Inc.,US (Verlag)
978-1-55591-079-2 (ISBN)

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At a time when China was turning inward once again, a young Englishman, William Lindesay, ran alone for more than 1,500 miles to become the first foreign conqueror of this ancient symbol of xenophobia-the Great Wall of China.Lindesay kept a trip diary that portrays an affinity for the people of China and their history. From the soldiers of the imperial frontier, the merchants of the Silk road and the heroes of the Long March to the simple peasant farmers who wrote messages of encouragement in his diary, Lindesay came to know the many people of China who extended the hand of friendship.

William Lindesay's yen for adventurous travel was inspired by his prep school headmaster, who thought an atlas should be at everyone's bedside. This fascination with maps led Lindesay to a degree in geography and geology from the University of Liverpool. Lindesay is now living in China, where he is working on another book.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.1991
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
ISBN-10	1-55591-079-3 / 1555910793
ISBN-13	978-1-55591-079-2 / 9781555910792
Zustand	Neuware