| Beyond The High Himalayas
(1952)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Himalaya Mountains - Description And Travel |
| Publication Date |
1952 |
| Format |
Hardcover (8.5
x
6.0
mm)
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| Publisher |
Doubleday |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Personal Details |
| Store |
Powell's City of Books |
| Purchase Price |
$12.95 |
| Acquire Date |
5/1/2020 |
| Condition |
Good/Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
DS485.H6 .D66 |
| Dewey |
915.42 |
| No. of Pages |
352 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
This is the story of Douglas' trip to the Himalayas. It's told in two parts. The first part is actually the second part of his trip. It's the more interesting of the two. The places he visited still exist, but "progress" has transformed the place considerably. I really enjoyed seeing the place through his eyes. The book was published about 70 years ago, and much has changed. His visit was a sort of time travel, back to a more primitive time.
I really enjoyed the travelogue portions of the book, which, thankfully, is the majority of it. When Douglas gets into the (then) current political situation I lose interest. Those bits may have been insightful and salient when the book was published, but are not particularly relevant today. I share much of Douglas' political views, but none of the things he hoped would happen (regarding how America should deal with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India) just weren't going to happen.
As he traveled, he took photographs (both b&w and color), made "home movies", and recorded the music he heard. Some of the photographs are reproduced here. I'd love to take a peek at the movies and hear the recordings. Presumably, they're in some archive somewhere. |
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