| Travels in Northern Mongolia Contributor(s): Croner, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 1413442749 ISBN-13: 9781413442748 Publisher: Xlibris OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Travels in Northern Mongolia describes Don Croner's search deep into the heart of the Khangai Mountains of Mongolia for the source of the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga River System, the fifth longest river system in the world; his visits to locales connected with the life of Zanabazar (1635-1723), founder of the Gelugpa Sect of Buddhism in Mongolia, a world-class artist, and the first of Mongolia's eight Bogd Gegens; and a horseback trip to the upper Onon Valley, an area known as the Birthplace of the Mongols, including an ascent of Burkhan Khaldun, the mountain worshipped by Genghis Khan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 915.173 |
| LCCN: 2003099383 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.48" W x 8.5" (0.69 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |