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About The Book-: This Is A Very Attractive Book With Its Wealth Of Beautiful Illustrations, And The Interest Is Great, Whether Told By Col. Howard Bury Himself. The Latter'S Knowledge Of The Alps Makes His Portion A Valuable Contribution. The Description Of The Monasteries, The Beautiful Type Of Their Architecture Shown In Photographs, Will Be New To Many. Of The Lamas Themselves And Their Orderly System Of Government We Find The Same From One End Of Tibet To The Other. This Will Interest And Prove Instructive; Readers Will Find They Are Not Ignorant Savages, But A People Highly Advanced In Arts And Education, And In Many Respects Far More Practical, United, And Sensible Than We Are. Of Course It Is Not New; Much Can Be Seen In Ladak And In The Fine Monastery Of Himis Near Leh, But What Is New Is The Degree To Which The Tameness Of Wild Animals And Birds Has Been Brought By The Buddhists Living Under The Shadow Of Mount Everest, Markedly By Those Leading A Hermit Life In The Rongbuk Valley. About The Author -: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury Dso, Dl, Jp  (1881 -1963) Was A British-Irish Soldier, Explorer, Botanist And Conservative Politicianat The Behest Of Sir Francis Younghusband In 1920, Howard-Bury Successfully Paved The Way For The Everest Expedition. In 1921 He Was The Leader Of The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition, Organised And Financed By The Mount Everest Committee, A Joint Body Of The Alpine Club And The Royal Geographical Society. In 1922 He Wrote A Full Account Of The Expedition, Published As "Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921’ He Was Awarded The 1922 Founder'S Gold Medal Of The Royal Geographical Society For His Leadership Of The Expedition. The Everest Expedition Of 1921 Made Howard-Bury A Public Figure And In 1922 He Was Elected To Parliament For Bilston As Conservative. He Lost His Seat In 1924 But Returned To The House Of Commons In 1926, When He Was Elected For Chelmsford. He Resigned In 1931. He Was Also A Deputy Lieute


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  • ISBN-13: 9788121228930
  • Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
  • Height: 30 mm
  • No of Pages: 418
  • ISBN-10: 812122893X
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English

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