| Yak Butter & Black Tea: A Journey Into Tibet Contributor(s): Brackenbury, Wade (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565122011 ISBN-13: 9781565122017 Publisher: Algonquin Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 915.150 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.01" W x 8.47" (0.60 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wade Brackenbury wanted an adventure, and he got the journey of a lifetime. Along with a charismatic photographer named Pascal, Wade went seeking the Drung people, a dwindling minority in the vast empire of China, said to live in an obsure valley in Southern Tibet. No Westerner had been to the Drung valley in over a century. Yak Butter & Black Tea is a story of daring and adventure, offering a fascinating glimpse into a hidden corner of contemporary China. And it is the account of a young man, driven by a compulsion he doesn't understand, as he tests himself in this dangerous, exotic land. A remarkable account of exploration and adventure in forbidden lands. Travel writing of the old school at its best.--Joe Simpson, author of Dark Shadows Falling and Touch of the Void. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brackenbury, Wade: - Wade Brackenbury was born in Idaho and lives in Springville, Utah. He has traveled and climbed widely, worked as a mountain guide, taught wilderness survival courses, and worked as a chiropractor. Recently, he served as expedition doctor on a photographic mission up a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. |