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Sven Hedin was born on February 19, 1865, in Stockholm to professional, middle-class parents.
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Commissioned by the Chinese to map a road through one of the most inhospitable regions in the world, Hedin set out on a journey that saw him become entangled in a bloody war for independence that was raging in the province. Struggling through the battle-scarred land, he encountered rebel fighters and bandits, was imprisoned and nearly executed. An enthralling account of drama and high adventure, The Trail of War is an extraordinary portrait of Central Asia and its people.
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An action-packed memoir of his journeys along Central Asia's ancient Silk Road during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by the acclaimed Swedish geographer and explorer is accompanied by period illustrations and photographs, an expedition map, and reprints of articles written for National Geographic between 1897 and 1905. Reprint.
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Linking East and West, Asia with Europe, the Silk Road was once the most important trading route in the world. A conduit for the exchange of prized silks, spices and jewels as well as philosophies, cultures and religions, the Silk Road was a catalyst for the rise and fall of some of the greatest civilizations in history. This second title in the trilogy--The War, The Road and The Lake--this is the account of Sven Hedins 10,000-mile journey along the ancient Silk Road, as he carried out a mission for the Chinese to create a road linking China with the rogue province of Xinjiang. Forbidden by the government to conduct archaeological investigations, Hedin ignored the restriction and was imprisoned for it, but the research that he brought back with him has formed the basis of much of the Wests knowledge of the Silk Road and its history. Today, as waves of tourists tread its abandoned routes and explore its ruined caravanserais, they follow in the footsteps of this original Silk Road explorer.
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New York 1932 first edition Dutton. Translated from the Germany by H. J. Cant. Hardcover. Octavo, photo illustrations, two large foldout maps and one full page text map, pale blue cloth. Good, lightly foxed in text and on fore-edges, cover and spine unevenly faded but spine lettering strong and clear, no DJ.
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Our Head-quarters at Temirlik. In the Background my Yurt and a Terrace with Caves, and in the Far Distance the A kato-tagh -225 The Cossacks Cherdon and Shagdur .. .228 The Author on the Kum-kol, with Tokta A hun .. .229 Our Baggage Horses beside the Kum-kol .. 233 Glen Leading up to the Pass of the A kato-tagh .. .235 Making a Road over the First Pass .. -236 The Cul-de-S ac in the A kato-tagh where we Turned Back .239 Our Camp in the Glen of Jong-duntsa .. .- 241 Cooking and Washing Day at A nambaruin-gol Looking North-west 242 Stone Huts near the A nambaruin-ula ..... 244 One of our Mongol Guides ....... 244 Watering the Camels on the Edge of the Desert of Gobi .. 247 Our Camp in the Middle of the Sandy Desert .. .249 A ltimish-bulak or Sixty Springs .. .. .- 255 Khodai Kullu and his Wild Camel 250 An I ce-S heet below Khodai Ku Uus Spring .. .-257 The Clay Tower seen from the South .. .. -259 The Ruined House Nearest to our Camp .. ..261 Carved Pieces of Wood from the Ruins .. .. .263 The Ruined Building in which the MSS. were Discovered .264 Excavating a House in Lou-I an. In the Foreground a Big Earthenware Jar .. .. .. ..267 The Caravan for the Levelling Expedition .... 269 AG ully in the Shor (S alt) Desert .. .. ..271 The Author Testing his Levelling Instruments at A ltimish-bulak 273 AC opper Lamp from Lou-I an .. .. .277 The Stag. On the Left a Chinaman, Chernoff, and Turdu Bai, and on the Right I slam Bai .. .. ..279 AC orner of the Stable-Y ardin our Serai. Sirkin seated on the Rice-S acks, Turdu Bai standing in Front of the Dromedary .. ... .. .. 283 Sirkin and Chernoff with the two Baby Camels .... 289 At Charkhlik the Day before the Start ., .. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
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Excerpt: The sun has broken through the clouds, but the mist has wiped Trelleborg and the Swedish coast from the horizon. A fresh breeze is blowing from the south-west, the Baltic is coated with swirling white-capped waves, and the ferry cuts through the foam on its way to the German coast. There is not a ship in sight, no cruisers, no destroyers or torpedoboats, none of the greyhounds of the sea to track and hold up doubtful shipping. These are peaceful waters. None of the hot winds of war are yet blowing over this sea, only the cool autumnal breezes caress the wave crests. But no doubt grim times are in store even here, so it is as well to make the most of the fleeting hour. At Sassnitz we set foot on German soil which formerly belonged to us. Everything is as usual, the traveller's excitement has been groundless. Nothingunless it be a solitary Landsturm soldier with shouldered rifleto remind one of war. On landing, our passports are vised and our hand luggage is examined at the Custom House. Everything is done in a quiet and orderly manner. The German railway and customs officials are most polite, and look very well in their new ornamental uniforms. The train swings across Riigen to Altefahr and boards the ferry for the mainland. Here the time-worn churches rear their spired over our old possession Stralsund, where we stop a while at the station. Everything is as it used to be, no hurry or bustle; people go about their business as in times of piping peace. But just as the train is about to steam out, a squad of Landwehr soldiers with their kits under their arms rush on to the platform and take their seats in the last carriage. They are not bound for the front as yet, for they alight at Greifswald. A blurred mass of red-tiled roofs framed in the luxuriant foliage of late summer, and a number of churches pointing their spires aloftthat is all we see of the old university town. But there is nothing unusual to be seen, everything runs its normal course. "Papers!" "Beer!" cry the boys on the platform, and, anxious for news, one buys a paper from one and, to quench one's thirst, a glass of good, dark beer of the other.
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explorer geographer Photographer topographer
Sven Hedin was born on February 19, 1865, in Stockholm to professional, middle-class parents.
He received his undergraduate education at Uppsala and in 1881-1883 studied at Berlin and Halle.
In Germany he became a staunch admirer of Prussian ways and culture and continued so throughout his life. Also, he came under the influence of the distinguished explorer of China, F. P. W. von Richthofen, and decided to devote his career to opening up unexplored areas of the map of Asia. Hedin's first chance came in 1885, when he became a private tutor in Baku, a post that allowed him to travel in Mesopotamia and Persia. In 1890 he was appointed Sweden's ambassador to Persia and received support from King Oscar II for a trip to the Chinese border. Starting in 1891 from Teheran, he crossed the Khurasan region and Bukhara to Samarkand, reaching Kashgar in Sinkiang. Between 1893 and 1932 Hedin led five major expeditions and several lesser ones. The first (1893 - 1897) started from Orenburg, crossed the Ural and Pamir mountains, went over the Takla Maklan Desert twice, the second trip nearly proving fatal, and reached Lop Nor, the great salt lake of the ancient Chinese geographers. From kashgar he visited the Pamirs again and then made his first entry into Tibet. After returning to Khotan, he followed the Tarim River to Lop Nor, crossed Inner Mongolia, and arrived at Peking. He had covered 6, 300 miles in 1, 300 days. On the second journey (1899 - 1902) Hedin followed the Tarim River, crossed the desert, visited Lop Nor, and discovered the ruins of the archeologically important ancient city Loulan. The Lama turned the expedition back before they reach Lhasa, and they had to cross the Karakoram Range to kashgar in order to return to Europe. The main achievement was to study the mystery of the "wandering" lake, Lop Nor. It had been visited first by Nikolai Przhevalsky and later by four other expeditions before Hedin offered his solution, now accepted, that the ancient lake had not changed its location but had dried up and been replaced by new, small lakes. On Hedin's greatest journey (1906 - 1908) he crossed Persia and Afghanistan, entered Tibet, and identified the true sources of the Indus, Sutlej, and Brahmaputra rivers. He discovered and mapped the Transhimalayan Mountains, crossing the range eight times and overcoming formidable obstacles of winter weather, mountain passes never crossed before, and hostile local tribesmen, who kept Hedin prisoner for a time. Travel was not easy during World War I, but Hedin did make short trips in the Middle East. His vigorous support of the German cause lost him the confidence of the governments of India, Russia, and China and hampered his exploration for some years. Last Travels Hedin's fourth journey (1923 - 1924) was a trip around the world, through the United States, Mongolia, and the Soviet Union. Hedin's last big expedition (1928 - 1932) was a joint Swedish-Chinese-German effort. It made surveys in Mongolia, western kansu, Sinkiang, and the Gobi Desert, making extensive use of motor vehicles. His last trip (1934, aged 69) was to retrace some of the old silk-caravan routes in China. After 1934 Hedin ceased traveling in order to write. He also became involved politically in support of Germany and in 1944 traveled to Munich to receive an honorary doctorate. Sven Anders Hedindied in Stockholm on November 26, 1952.
(An action-packed memoir of his journeys along Central Asi...)
( Commissioned by the Chinese to map a road through one o...)
(Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating bac...)
( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)
(Excerpt: The sun has broken through the clouds, but the ...)
( Linking East and West, Asia with Europe, the Silk Road ...)
(New York 1932 first edition Dutton. Translated from the G...)
(Our Head-quarters at Temirlik. In the Background my Yurt ...)
(National Travel Club 1934. Octavo, illustrations, hardcov...)
(No Dust Jacket. Boards edge worn and stained. Spine edges...)
Quotations: “The political entanglement which encompassed me on all sides in Tibet rendered it difficult for me to make geographical discoveries, but it stimulated my ambition. Therefore I remember with particular warmth and sympathy all those who, in virtue of their temporary power in the world, sought to raise obstacles in my way. ”
Hedin's style of travel was to rely on small parties assisted by well-chosen natives. He had great physical strength and moral courage, with the originality to recognize great problems and the ingenuity to solve them.
Sven Anders Hedin never married.