The New Conquest of Central Asia Vol. 1: A Narrative of the Explorations of the Central Asiatic Expeditions in Mongolia and China 1921-1930; Natural History of Central Asia (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The New Conquest of Central Asia Vol. 1: A Narrative of the Explorations of the Central Asiatic Expeditions in Mongolia and China 1921-1930; Natural History of Central Asia<br><br>This book is an introduction to the scientific publications on the explora tions of the Central Asiatic Expeditions in Mongolia and China from 1921 to 1930. It tells how the work was done and attempts to give a picture of the country itself of the Expeditions'' daily life in Cmp and on the trail of the transport by camels and motor cars and of the principal discoveries in the various branches of science represented. It has been written to give the layman a comprehensive View of the Expeditions and makes no attempt to discuss the discoveries in detail inasmuch as that is done in the series of scientific volumes which follow.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.