Pioneer in Tibet: The Life and Perils of Dr. Albert Shelton
by Douglas Wissing
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Dr. Albert Shelton was a medical missionary who spent nearly twenty years in the Tibetan borderlands at the start of the last century. Raising his family in a land of banditry and civil war, caught between a weak Chinese government and the British Raj, Shelton proved to be a resourceful frontiersman. During the course of his work in Tibet, he was praised by the Western press as a family man, revered doctor, respected diplomat and fearless adventurer. Driven by his goal of setting up a show more medical mission within Lhasa, the seat of the Dalai Lama and a city off limits to Westerners for hundreds of years, Shelton acted as a valued go between for the Tibetans and Chinese. Tragically, while finalizing his entry into Lhasa, Shelton was shot to death on a remote mountain trail in the Himalayas. Set against the exciting history of early twentieth century Tibet and China, Pioneer in Tibet offers a window into the life of a dying breed of adventurer. MARKET 1: Asian History; Biographical History show lessTags
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Douglas A. Wissing is a journalist who has contributed to publications that include the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Independent on Sunday (UK), National Geographic Traveler, Travel and Leisure, ARTnews, Gray's Sporting Journal, and Salon.com. Like Dr. Albert Shelton, Wissing is an Indiana native, a Fellow of the Royal show more Geographical Society, and has journeyed extensively in Tibet show less
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- 951.5035092 — History & geography History of Asia East Asia: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea Tibet
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- DS785 .W57 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia China Local history and description Tibet
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