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River Road to China: The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73 (Search for the Sources of the Mekong, 1866-73)
Milton Osborne
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| #793273 in Books | Atlantic Monthly Press | 1999-03-11 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.26 x1.14 x5.43l,.93 | File type: PDF | 256 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Journey to the source...|By John P. Jones III|China is ascendant again; Milton Osborne's book is a valuable contribution on a time, 150 years ago, when the West also looked to China, and its perceived riches, as well as the "markets" of all those people. Professor Osborne is Australian, with an academic background which he complemented with years of "hands-on" experience in Sou|.com |In the mid-19th century, the major powers of Europe descended on East Asia, determined to forge empires. The French, who came to what is now Vietnam and Cambodia, sought to join their holdings there to the scattered French colonies farther north in China,
In 1866, six Frenchmen set out on a dangerous mission to seek a trade route up the Mekong. During the two years that followed, they would journey through more than four thousand miles of unmapped territory, from the tropical heat of the swamps of Vietnam and Cambodia to the bitter cold of the mountain ranges of southwestern China. Their historic expedition is the dramatic subject of River Road to China by world-renowned Southeast Asia expert Milton Osborne. Selected...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.River Road to China: The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73 (Search for the Sources of the Mekong, 1866-73) | Milton Osborne.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
