My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in

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"An unabridged republication of the work originally published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, in 1927."

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"What decided me to go to Lhasa was, above all, the absurd prohibition which closes Thibet." One of the great adventure classics, published in 1927, and considered one of the best adventure books of the last 100 years by Outside magazine, My Journey to Lhasa recounts Alexandra David-Neel's 1924 journey through unknown territory to the forbidden city of Lhasa. Disguised as a Tibetan pilgrim traveling with her adopted son, a native Tibetan, David-Neel made a treacherous midwinter trek over the mountains to Lhasa, encountering bands of robbers, corrupt military agents, bouts of starvation, and wild animals. The first Western woman to be received by any Dalai Lama, the author "involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists -- that of free Tibet. . . . Fervent and admirably unsentimental." -- The New York Times Book Review

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"What decided me to go to Lhasa was, above all, the absurd prohibition which closes Thibet." One of the great travel classics, published in 1927 and considered one of the best adventure books of the last 100 years by Outside magazine, My Journey to Lhasa recounts Alexandra David-Neel's 1924 journey through unknown territory to the forbidden city of Lhasa. On her fifth expedition in remote Asia, disguised as a pilgrim, she traveled with her adopted son, a native Tibetan named Yongden. They made a treacherous midwinter trek over the mountains to Lhasa, encountering bands of robbers, corrupt military agents, bouts of starvation, and wild animals. Despite all the obstacles, David-Neel showed incredible determination. A professional opera singer, a practicing Buddhist, a historian of religion, and a linguist, David-Neel lived in Tibet for more than fourteen years. The first Western woman to be received by any Dalai Lama, the author "involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists--that of free Tibet. . . . Fervent and admirably unsentimental." -- The New York Times Book Review

Details ISBN0486851109 Author Alexandra David-Neel Short Title My Journey to Lhasa Pages 352 Publisher Dover Publications Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0486851109 ISBN-13 9780486851105 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-04-12 Subtitle The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City Imprint Dover Publications DEWEY B Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience General We've got this

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