TY - BOOK AU - Hedin,Sven Anders TI - Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 1 (of 2) AV - DS PY - 2013/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel KW - Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 -- Travel -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region N1 - Release date is 2013-08-18; Produced by Marius Masi, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Sven Hedin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores Hedin's ambitious journey through Tibet, detailing his discoveries and the various challenges he faced while attempting to explore this largely uncharted region. It combines personal narrative with comprehensive observations of the geography, culture, and people Hedin encounters along the way. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Hedin’s expedition, outlining his longing to return to Tibet after a previous journey and detailing the preparation and difficulty of gaining permission from British authorities. He reflects on his desire for exploration and the obstacles posed by political circumstances, particularly the reluctance of the British government to allow him access to Tibetan territory. At the start of his journey, Hedin meticulously plans his route and the logistics of his caravan, introducing key individuals who will accompany him on this venture into the unknown, while expressing a profound yearning for adventure and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43497 ER -