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Cope, Tim, 1978-

On the trail of Genghis Khan : an epic journey through the land of the nomads / Tim Cope. - First U.S. edition. - [London] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. - viii, 509 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-495) and index.

Mongolia. Mongolian dreaming ; The last nomad nation ; Wolf totem ; A fine line to the West ; Kharkhiraa : the roaring river mountain -- Kazakhstan. Stalin's Shambala ; Zud ; Tokym Kagu Bastan ; Balkhash ; Wife stealing and other legends of Tasaral ; The starving steppe ; The place that God forgot ; Otamal ; Ships of the desert ; The oil road -- Russia. Lost hoards in Europe ; Cossack borderlands ; The Timashevsk Mafia -- Crimea. Where two worlds meet ; The return of the Crimean Tatars -- Ukraine. Crossroads ; Taking the reins ; Among the Hutsuls -- Hungary. The end of the world.

For young Australian adventurer Tim Cope, this was the journey of a lifetime - travelling 10,000kms alone on horseback across the Eurasian steppe through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. From the former Mongol capital Karakorum to the Danube, Tim retraced the path of the first nomads and followed the route taken by legendary Genghis Khan as he forged his great empire.

ISBN: 9781408831304

Standard No.: 99955487761

Source: St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151 SAN 631-5011

LCCN: 2013017599

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB382793 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016495101 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cope, Tim, 1978- --Travel--Eurasia.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Voyages and travels.
Horsemanship--Eurasia.
Horsemanship.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Eurasia--Description and travel.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: G490 / .C57 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 950.21