A Ride to Khiva: An Adventure in Central Asia by Burnaby, Fred

Eland Books. Used - Very Good. 2017. Paperback. Very Good.

Eland Publishing, 11/7/2017 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.7087 8.5039 5.4331.

London. 2017. September 2017. Eland Books. 1st of This New Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781780601120. 320 pages. paperback . keywords: TRAVELOGUES. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Mission Impossible - the Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to Europeans by the Russians and a possible springboard for an invasion of India. The man to undertake it - Captain Fred Burnaby, six foot four in his socks, a brilliant horseman, a crack shot and strong as an ox, with eight languages under his belt. In the winter of 1875, braving frostbite and snowdrifts and unbeknown to his army superiors who would have forbidden it, he set out across Central Asia to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages of these youthful travels, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and the Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen he encountered on his way to meet the Khan of Khiva. Once there Burnaby was immediately ordered… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby s delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby s delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen

PGUK3, 2017. Paperback. New. 320 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.