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

Alexandra David-N�el

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Description:This early-twentieth-century adventure travel memoir by a female explorer is "the sort of thriller yarn that keeps you up all night and is too soon over" (Ms.).In this extraordinary mix of travelogue and autobiography, Madame Alexandra David-N�el details her 1923 expedition to Lhasa as the first Western woman to enter Tibet's Forbidden City. Recounting how she traveled with her adopted son, posing as a beggar and relying on her fluency in Tibetan dialects and culture, David-N�el relates a story of survival among harsh conditions and the ever-present danger of being discovered as a white woman, as well as her triumphant meeting with the Dalai-Lama. A compelling narrative by an adventurer, explorer, and passionate student of Buddhism, My Journey to Lhasa is an inspiring work of travel literature by a remarkable woman."My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists--that of free Tibet. . . . [David-N�el's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce . . . frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive." --The New York Times Book Review"A lively account . . . and a classic portrait of Tibet, its region, and its people." --The Bloomsbury Review "David-N�el was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue. Her account has the power to awe even today." --Outside"As a traveler, she has performed a brilliant feat." --New StatesmanWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City. To get started finding My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This early-twentieth-century adventure travel memoir by a female explorer is "the sort of thriller yarn that keeps you up all night and is too soon over" (Ms.).In this extraordinary mix of travelogue and autobiography, Madame Alexandra David-N�el details her 1923 expedition to Lhasa as the first Western woman to enter Tibet's Forbidden City. Recounting how she traveled with her adopted son, posing as a beggar and relying on her fluency in Tibetan dialects and culture, David-N�el relates a story of survival among harsh conditions and the ever-present danger of being discovered as a white woman, as well as her triumphant meeting with the Dalai-Lama. A compelling narrative by an adventurer, explorer, and passionate student of Buddhism, My Journey to Lhasa is an inspiring work of travel literature by a remarkable woman."My Journey to Lhasa . . . involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists--that of free Tibet. . . . [David-N�el's] descriptions of the landscape are fervent and her understanding of the Tibetans admirably unsentimental. Her Tibet is not at all the philosophers' kingdom of Lost Horizon; it is a fierce . . . frequently dangerous place, where she had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive." --The New York Times Book Review"A lively account . . . and a classic portrait of Tibet, its region, and its people." --The Bloomsbury Review "David-N�el was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue's rogue. Her account has the power to awe even today." --Outside"As a traveler, she has performed a brilliant feat." --New StatesmanWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City. To get started finding My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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