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A Journey to the Source of the River Oxus
Taschenbuch von John Wood
Sprache: Englisch

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In 1836, the young Scottish naval officer John Wood embarked on a mission up the Indus River and into Afghanistan in search of the source of the Oxus River, one of the largest waterways of Central Asia and an important strategic feature in the nineteenth century's Great Game between the British and Russian empires. Steeped in the legacies of Alexander the Great, Babur, and Marco Polo, he would document his journey with not only a professional commitment to detail, but also a vivid personal curiosity and a clear moral sensibility. He illuminates both the physical territory that he traverses and the people whom he meets-from generous villagers to petty potentates, as well as a rogues' gallery of bandits, slave traders, and even a drunken and dueling Frenchman.
In 1836, the young Scottish naval officer John Wood embarked on a mission up the Indus River and into Afghanistan in search of the source of the Oxus River, one of the largest waterways of Central Asia and an important strategic feature in the nineteenth century's Great Game between the British and Russian empires. Steeped in the legacies of Alexander the Great, Babur, and Marco Polo, he would document his journey with not only a professional commitment to detail, but also a vivid personal curiosity and a clear moral sensibility. He illuminates both the physical territory that he traverses and the people whom he meets-from generous villagers to petty potentates, as well as a rogues' gallery of bandits, slave traders, and even a drunken and dueling Frenchman.
Über den Autor
CAPTAIN JOHN WOOD was born in Scotland in 1813. Following his schooling, he joined the Indian Navy and began a career that would both begin and end with missions dedicated to the rivers of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. He died in 1871 in Simla.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781966134008
ISBN-10: 1966134002
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wood, John
Hersteller: Ozymandian Editions
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: John Wood
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.11.2024
Gewicht: 0,375 kg
Artikel-ID: 130424375
Über den Autor
CAPTAIN JOHN WOOD was born in Scotland in 1813. Following his schooling, he joined the Indian Navy and began a career that would both begin and end with missions dedicated to the rivers of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. He died in 1871 in Simla.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781966134008
ISBN-10: 1966134002
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wood, John
Hersteller: Ozymandian Editions
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: John Wood
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.11.2024
Gewicht: 0,375 kg
Artikel-ID: 130424375
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