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Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

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Number of Chapters: 20

Length: 07 hours and 53 minutes

Language: English

An account of a 1918 journey to Northern China by famed adventurer/paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Andrews, who was the inspiration for the many explorer hero characters (including Indiana Jones), wrote this book for the general public, excluding "scientific details" that they might find "wearisome". - Summary by Matthew M. Benzing

NOTE: This book contains many accounts of hunting animals for sport and for exhibition in a museum.

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Preface (Matthew M. Benzing)
Entering the Land of Mystery (Matthew M. Benzing)
Speed Marvels of the Gobi Desert (Matthew M. Benzing)
A Chapter of Accidents (Matthew M. Benzing)
New Travels on an Old Trail (Matthew M. Benzing)
Antelope Movie Stars (David Olson)
The Sacred City of the Living Buddha (MajorHistory)
The Long Trail to Sain Noin Khan (MajorHistory)
The Lure of the Plains (MajorHistory)
Hunting on the Turin Plains (Marya James)
An Adventure in the Lama City (Marya James)
Mongols at Home (Mark Ernest)
Nomads of the Forest (Jeff Mattison)
The Passing of Mongolian Mystery (Larry Wilson)
The Great Ram of the Shansi Mountains (Marya James)
Mongolian "Argali" (Phil Schempf)
The Horse-Deer of Shansi (Wayne Cooke)
Wapiti, Roebuck and Goral (Wayne Cooke)
Wild Pigs - Animal and Human (Laura Kumanova)
The Hunting Park of the Eastern Tombs (KevinS)
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