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Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

Public domain audiobook

Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

by Roy Chapman Andrews

English· 07:53:32· 20 chapters
An account of a 1918 journey to Northern China by famed adventurer/paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Andrews, who was the inspiration for the many explorer hero characters (including Indiana Jones), wrote this book for the general public, excluding "scientific details" that they might find "wearisome". - Summary by Matthew M. Benzing

NOTE: This book contains many accounts of hunting animals for sport and for exhibition in a museum.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    07:52
  2. Chapter 2

    Entering the Land of Mystery

    19:38
  3. Chapter 3

    Speed Marvels of the Gobi Desert

    20:49
  4. Chapter 4

    A Chapter of Accidents

    16:17
  5. Chapter 5

    New Travels on an Old Trail

    17:20
  6. Chapter 6

    Antelope Movie Stars

    21:52
  7. Chapter 7

    The Sacred City of the Living Buddha

    48:50
  8. Chapter 8

    The Long Trail to Sain Noin Khan

    32:38
  9. Chapter 9

    The Lure of the Plains

    37:30
  10. Chapter 10

    Hunting on the Turin Plains

    27:28
  11. Chapter 11

    An Adventure in the Lama City

    15:42
  12. Chapter 12

    Mongols at Home

    26:37
  13. Chapter 13

    Nomads of the Forest

    22:04
  14. Chapter 14

    The Passing of Mongolian Mystery

    14:39
  15. Chapter 15

    The Great Ram of the Shansi Mountains

    33:51
  16. Chapter 16

    Mongolian "Argali"

    23:24
  17. Chapter 17

    The Horse-Deer of Shansi

    17:38
  18. Chapter 18

    Wapiti, Roebuck and Goral

    17:41
  19. Chapter 19

    Wild Pigs - Animal and Human

    26:47
  20. Chapter 20

    The Hunting Park of the Eastern Tombs

    24:55