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Forbidden Journey
Ella Maillart
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Description for Forbidden Journey
Paperback. In 1935 Ella Maillart contemplated one of the most arduous journeys in the world: the "impossible journey" from Peking, then a part of Japanese-occupied China, through the distant province of Sinkiang (present day Turkistan), to Kashmir. This title provides an account of her journey. Translator(s): McGreevy, Thomas. Series: Marlboro Travel S. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1FPC; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
In 1935 Ella Maillart contemplated one of the most arduous journeys in the world: the ""impossible journey"" from Peking, then a part of Japanese-occupied China, through the distant province of Sinklang (present day Turkistan), to Kashmir. Enlisting newswriter Peter Fleming (with the caveat that his company remain tolerable), Maillart undertook a journey considered almost beyond imagination for any European and doubly so for a woman. The trip promised hardships such as typhus and bandits, as well as the countless hazards surrounding the civil war between Chinese communists and Chiang Kai-shek's nationalists. Setting out with pockets full of Mexican money (the ... Read more
In 1935 Ella Maillart contemplated one of the most arduous journeys in the world: the ""impossible journey"" from Peking, then a part of Japanese-occupied China, through the distant province of Sinklang (present day Turkistan), to Kashmir. Enlisting newswriter Peter Fleming (with the caveat that his company remain tolerable), Maillart undertook a journey considered almost beyond imagination for any European and doubly so for a woman. The trip promised hardships such as typhus and bandits, as well as the countless hazards surrounding the civil war between Chinese communists and Chiang Kai-shek's nationalists. Setting out with pockets full of Mexican money (the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Series
Marlboro Travel S.
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810119857
SKU
V9780810119857
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart was born in Switzerland in 1904. An Olympic athlete, actress, movie stuntwoman, and captain of the Swiss Ladies Hockey Team, Maillart also found time to travel widely in Asia. In 1939 she and her companion Annemaie Schwarzenbach drove from Switzerland to Afghanistan, a trip described in Maillart's book The Cruel Way (Beacon, 1987). Her other books include Turkestan ... Read more
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