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Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making... read more
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First Sentence edit
In the dawn the land is empty.
Table of Contents edit
Author's note
1. Dawn
2. The capital
3. Mantra
4. The last gate under heaven
5. The southern road
6. Kashgar
7. the mountain passage
8. To Samarkand
9. Over the Oxus
10. Mourning
11. The Mongol peace
12. To Antioch
Timeline
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Colin Thubron (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Country: England
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0701173637
Page Count: 363
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Country: England
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0701173637
Page Count: 363
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 915.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Essays & Travelogues
- Books › Travel › Asia › India
- Books › Travel › Middle East
- Books › History › Asia
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