Ruins of Desert Cathay: Personal Narrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China

Rating:
Summary: The first and best exploration of the Silk Road region
Review: A terrific read! Central Asia, the giant blank spot in most people's mind, was explored by the great British-Hungarian traveller, Sir M. Aurel Stein. His book, originally written in 1912, remains one of the best and most interesting sources of information on the region. It has hundreds of photos, wonderful tales of adventure, and a mountain of information that will provoke and delight anyone interested in the region.

And what a region. Once a major route between the silks and technology of China and the markets of ancient Rome, trekked by Alexander the Great, now buried in sand and the indifference of centuries. Stein's discoveries astonished his contemporaries. Modern explorers can use this source book to plan adventures to areas long cut off to the West.

Rating:
Summary: The first and best exploration of the Silk Road region
Review: A terrific read! Central Asia, the giant blank spot in most people's mind, was explored by the great British-Hungarian traveller, Sir M. Aurel Stein. His book, originally written in 1912, remains one of the best and most interesting sources of information on the region. It has hundreds of photos, wonderful tales of adventure, and a mountain of information that will provoke and delight anyone interested in the region.

And what a region. Once a major route between the silks and technology of China and the markets of ancient Rome, trekked by Alexander the Great, now buried in sand and the indifference of centuries. Stein's discoveries astonished his contemporaries. Modern explorers can use this source book to plan adventures to areas long cut off to the West.