356 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2006. Gardens in Britain and America today owe much to the exploits of explorer and plant hunter Frank Kingdon Ward. Over fifty years, Ward travelled remote areas of the Far East looking for beautiful flowers and shrubs likely to thrive in western gardens, while also searching for new botanical specimens and recording geographical information on the unexplored country through... Read more
PREFACE INTRODUCTION I UNADMINISTERED TERRITORY: JUNGLE WAYS II THE HOT VALLEY III THE VALLEY WHERE NO MAN GOES IV FIRST FLOWERS V ORDEAL BY FLOGGING VI THE RIVER OF ICE VII PLANT HUNTING VIII FILMING THE FLOWERS IX OVER THE GREAT SNOW RANGE X THE LONE MONASTERY XI HIGH LIFE ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD XII EXPLORING XIII THE RIDDLE OF THE SALWEEN XIV NINGRI TANGOR XV THE DESERTED FORT XVI THE FIGHT IN THE DZONG XVII LOST ON THE GREAT RANGE XVIII THE ROAD TO RU XIX FAREWELL TO THE MONASTERY XX THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS XXI THE GLAMOUR OF THE MOUNTAINS XXII OVER THE LAST PASS XXIII THE MISHMI HILLS
Biography
Frank Kingdon Ward
