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

by Roy Chapman Andrews

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".

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Roy Chapman Andrews

United States

Roy Chapman Andrews was an American explorer, adventurer and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History. He led a series of expeditions through the politically distur...

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01 - Entering the Land of Mystery
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02 - Speed Marvels of the Gobi Desert
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03 - A Chapter of Accidents
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04 - New Travels on an Old Trail
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05 - Antelope Movie Stars
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06 - The Sacred City of the Living Buddha
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07 - The Long Trail to Sain Noin Khan
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08 - The Lure of the Plains
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09 - Hunting on the Turin Plains
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10 - An Adventure in the Lama City
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11 - Mongols at Home
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12 - Nomads of the Forest
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13 - The Passing of Mongolian Mystery
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14 - The Great Ram of the Shansi Mountains
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15 - Mongolian "Argali"
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16 - The Horse-Deer of Shansi
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17 - Wapiti, Roebuck and Goral
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18 - Wild Pigs - Animal and Human
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19 - The Hunting Park of the Eastern Tombs
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