Younghusband
The Last Great Imperial Adventurer
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Soldier, explorer, mystic, guru and spy, Francis Younghusband began his colonial career as a military adventurer and became a radical visionary who preached free love to his followers.
Patrick French's award-winning biography traces the unpredictable life of the maverick with the 'damned rum name', who singlehandedly led the 1904 British invasion of Tibet, discovered a new route from China to India, organized the first expeditions up Mount Everest and attempted to start a new world religion. Following in Younghusband's footsteps, from Calcutta to the snows of the Himalayas, French pieces together the story of a man who embodies all the romance and folly of Britain's lost imperial dream.
Customer Reviews
The closest you will get to meeting a Victorian adventurer
This is the best biography I have read in a long time. Thoroughly researched, the writing is vivid, factual and flowing. The picture of Younghusband is full and the author’s technique of relating modern visits to sites of importance add to the 360 degree view he portrays of this compelling, very human personality.