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Francis Younghusband
Roy Chapman Andrews wrote about Francis Younghusband in two books. Here is what each book says, with excerpts.
- 1884–1943
Under a Lucky StarRoy Chapman Andrews
Sir Francis Younghusband, the British soldier-explorer who crossed the Gobi in the 1880s and led the 1904 march to Lhasa. His book on the 'Long White Mountain' fired the young Andrews' wish to explore Korea.
An especial stimulant to my desire to go to Korea was a book by Sir Francis Younghusband on his first expedition in 1879 to the "Long White Mountain" near the Manchurian…Listen from here · chapter 11, 3:02By a pleasant coincidence, the day I returned to New York Sir Francis Younghusband was at the American Museum to lecture on his Lhasa expedition.…Listen from here · chapter 12, 17:20 - 1922–1925
On the Trail of Ancient ManRoy Chapman Andrews
Sir Francis Younghusband, the British army officer and explorer who crossed the Gobi in the 1880s and led the 1904 expedition to Lhasa. Andrews quotes his verdict that the western Gobi is one of the most desolate places on earth.
…I can well understand why many years ago Sir Francis Younghusband called the western Gobi one of the most desolate regions he had ever seen.Listen from here · chapter 11, 27:09
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