Across China

by Peter Jenkins

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liked it a lot. learned a lot about China in the 1980's. page turner. (

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kakadoo202 | Aug 13, 2009 |

2314 Across China, by Peter Jenkins (read 28 Jul 1990) The author in 1984 went to China and Tibet and then wrote this book. He has some idiosyncrasies in his writing that bug me. but all in all his book is somewhat interesting. He went with a group who climbed Mount Everest, but he only stayed with them a little, then he, with a friend's Chinese wife as an interpreter, went to Inner Mongolia and a couple of other places in China. (

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Schmerguls | Jun 2, 2008 |

China > Description and travel/Jenkins, Peter, 1951- > Travel > China

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0449214567, Mass Market Paperback)

In the mid-1970s Peter Jenkins set out across the country's heartland to rediscover America. His stirring account of that extraordinary quest unfolded in the two bestselling books, A Walk Across America and The Walk West, which brought joy and inspiration to millions of readers.

Now The Magnificent Journey Of Discovery Continues On The Far Side Of The World...

Across China

A phone call from a friend marked the beginning of a rare opportunity for Peter Jenkins to trek deep into Tibet, over Mount Everest, and across China to gaze on an ancient mysterious land that few Westerners have ever seen. You will share in his wonder and excitement as he joins some of the world's most daring adventures to conquer the Himalayas...as he defies the Chinese authorities to explore an off-limits fishing village...as he wanders across the steppes of the proud Mongol herdsmen to wrestle with the descendents of Genghis Khan's legendary Golden Horde.

Across China is the journal of a don't-fence-me-in American. It is the story of an astonishing voyage that opened his eyes to new worlds and his heart to new friends, a voyage that strengthened his pride in America.

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