In the Empire of Genghis Khan An Amazing Odyssey Through the Lands of the Most Feared Conquerors in History

Name: In the Empire of Genghis Khan An Amazing Odyssey Through the Lands of the Most Feared Conquerors in History
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ISBN: 9781592281060

ISBN-10: 1592281060

ISBN-13: 9781592281060

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Authors: Stanley Stewart

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Vivid, hilarious, and compelling, this eagerly awaited book takes its place among the travel classics. It is a thrilling tale of adventure, a comic masterpiece, and an evocative portrait of a medieval land marooned in the modern world. Eight and a half centuries ago, under Genghis Khan, the Mongols burst forth from Central Asia in a series of spectacular conquests that took them from the Danube to the Yellow Sea. Their empire was seen as the final triumph of the nomadic "barbarians."In this remarkable book Stanley Stewart sets off on a pilgrimage across the old empire, from Istanbul to the distant homeland of the Mongol hordes. The heart of his odyssey is a thousand-mile ride, traveling by…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 3/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Maps


Prologue



Our Lady of the Mongols



The Voyage Out



The Kazakhstan Express



A Detestable Nation of Satan



The Birthday Party



Some Other World



The Naadam Wrestlers



The Shaman's Journey



On the Edge of the Gobi



Riding to Zag



Fishing with the Librarian



The Company of Old Men



The Wedding Battle



Another Country



In Search of Genghis Khan


Index