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Download or read book Younghusband written by Patrick French and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier, explorer, mystic, guru, and spy, Francis Younghusband began his colonial career as a military adventurer and became a radical visionary who preached free love to his followers. Patrick French’s award-winning biography traces the unpredictable life of the maverick with the “damned rum name,” who single-handedly led the 190 British invasion of Tibet, discovered a new route from China to India, organized the first expeditions up Mount Everest and attempted to start a new world religion. Following in Younghusband’s footsteps, from Calcutta to the snows of the Himalayas, French pieces together the story of a man who embodies all the romance and folly of Britain’s lost imperial dream.
Book Synopsis India and Tibet by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book India and Tibet written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Kashmir by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book Kashmir written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Heart of a Continent by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book The Heart of a Continent written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by Gale and the British Library. This book was released on 1896 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Younghusband was an explorer and soldier best known for leading the controversial British military mission to Lhasa, Tibet in 1903-4. In 1886 Younghusband was granted leave from his military post in British India to accompany the explorer H.E.M. James on a seven-month journey around Manchuria. After completing this expedition, Younghusband received permission in March 1887 to undertake an overland journey from Peking (Beijing) to India. Traveling alone with just hired guides, Younghusband crossed the Gobi Desert to reach Hami (China), and proceeded from there over the Himalayan Mountains via Kashgar (present-day Kashi, China) and the Muztagh Pass to Kashmir. He reached Srinagar on November 2 and his post at Rawalpindi on November 4, exactly seven months after his departure from Beijing. Younghusand recorded this journey in the first eight chapters of his The Heart of a Continent. In 1890-91 Younghusband undertook further travels to the Pamir Mountains (chiefly in present-day Tajikistan, with parts in Afghanistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan) and the Karakoram Range, the unclaimed corridor between Afghanistan and China. He and his superiors in the Indian government suspected that the Russians might be looking for an invasion route to India through these mountains, and one object of his travels was to search for signs of Russian activity. Younghusband recounted these expeditions in the remaining chapters of the book. The book provides descriptions of spectacular scenery and of the peoples - Chinese, Kalmak (Kalmyk), Kirghiz (Kyrgyz), Tajik, Hunza, and others - that he meets. It also recounts several meetings with Russian reconnoitering parties, including one in the Pamir Mountains in August 1891 with a Russian detachment of more than 30 Cossack soldiers that resulted in a diplomatic clash between Britain and Russia. After an initial friendly meeting, the Russian staff officer in command of the party, Colonel Yonoff, declared that Younghusband was on territory claimed by Russia and that he was under orders to escort the British intruder across the border to China. This encounter led to the lodging of a diplomatic protest by the British embassy in Saint Petersburg and a subsequent apology by the Russian government and an acknowledgement that Yonoff had been operating outside the Russian sphere of influence. The book contains illustrations and several maps, including a large foldout "Map of the Northern Frontier of India." Widely praised for his explorations, Younghusband was elected the youngest fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1890 and named Companion of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1891.
Book Synopsis One Woman's War by : Eileen Younghusband
Download or read book One Woman's War written by Eileen Younghusband and published by Candy Jar Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Sir Francis Edward Younghusband Publisher :New York : Longmans, Green ; London : E. Arnold ISBN 13 : Total Pages :360 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Epic of Mount Everest by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book The Epic of Mount Everest written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by New York : Longmans, Green ; London : E. Arnold. This book was released on 1926 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Separate descriptions of the three mount Everest expeditions have already been written by those who took part in them, and have been published in the three books, mount Everest: the reconnaissance, 1921; The asault on mount Everest, 1922; and The fight for Everest, 1924. The present volume purports to be a condensed description of the three expeditions. It is ... based on the above-named publications."--Pref.
Book Synopsis Duel in the Snows by : Charles Allen
Download or read book Duel in the Snows written by Charles Allen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1903 a British army marched over the Himalayas to counter a non-existent Russian threat and was confronted by a medieval Tibetan army ordered to stop it by non-violent means. It was a clash between the mightiest political power in the world and the weakest. Leading the mission was the charismatic Francis Younghusband. Commanding the army escort was an officer determined to do things by the book: General James Macdonald. The result was conflict at every level. Drawing on diaries, letters and unpublished first-hand accounts, Charles Allen reveals not only the true character of one of Britain's great imperial heroes but also the calamitous outcome for the Tibetan people of Britain's last attempt at empire-building.
Book Synopsis The Relief of Chitral by : George John Younghusband
Download or read book The Relief of Chitral written by George John Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of the Chitral Expedition in 1895.
Book Synopsis Mutual Influence by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book Mutual Influence written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922 by : Wendy Palace
Download or read book The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922 written by Wendy Palace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet.
Book Synopsis Social Work and Social Change by : Eileen Younghusband
Download or read book Social Work and Social Change written by Eileen Younghusband and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-07 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1964, this book studies social work in relation to the evolving role of social workers in the social services and to their training at the time. Dr Younghusband considers past discoveries and setbacks insofar as they bear upon the present position, and she studies the present for the light it casts on the future. Her emphasis is upon the new situation created as knowledge advances and the social services become increasingly aware of personal problems and social disabilities. The contribution of social work to mental health is indeed a continuing theme throughout this book. There are chapters on the juvenile courts; and a section on international aspects in which the philosophy of social work and its contribution to social change are discussed. At the time of publication the author was Adviser on Social Work Training at the National Institute for Social Work Training, and President of the International Association of Schools for Social Work. She had also been for some twenty-five years chairman of a London Juvenile Court and was chairman of the Working Party on Social Workers in the Local Authority Health and Welfare Services (Ministry of Health). She had been from time to time a Social Affairs Consultant to the United Nations and was a lecturer at the London School of Economics. To social workers, whether active at the time, or in training, she would have needed no introduction and they will have welcomed a book incorporating her immense experience and all the originality and clarity of thought they had learned to expect from her.
Book Synopsis Francis Younghusband and the Great Game by : Anthony Verrier
Download or read book Francis Younghusband and the Great Game written by Anthony Verrier and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1991 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the post-graduate research of Professor Anthony Verrier, this book proposes a radical departure from the previously accepted history behind the 19th century cold war between Russia and Britain. The author wrote Through the Looking Glass: British Foreign Policy in the Age of Illusions
Book Synopsis Wonders of the Himalaya by : Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Download or read book Wonders of the Himalaya written by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonders of the Himalaya is a travelogue that takes us through the late 19th Century travels of the young Subaltern. Francis Younghusband. He relates to his experiences in the various parts of the Himalaya he visited as a young officer in the Indian army. His book is full of adventurous endeavors as he traverses the mountain ranges that form the Himalaya. His ardent wish is that boys and young men should be inspired by this work to go out and search for the true world where survival of the fittest is the basic rule of the day.
Book Synopsis On Younghusband's Path by : Tom Broadbent
Download or read book On Younghusband's Path written by Tom Broadbent and published by Head-Hunter Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadbent, a schoolteacher and great-grandson of,explorer and adventurer Sir Francis Younghusband,follows in his forebear's footsteps. By bike,camel, donkey and on foot, he fulfills a romantic,dream in which his exploits put him on a par with,the great man himself. Tom describes in great,detail his epic journey across the plains of,China, around the deserts of Central Asia and,across the Himalayas on the exact centenary of,his ancestor's journey. Part history, part,travelogue and biography, it all adds up to a,unique picture of the heart of Asia.
Book Synopsis Nelson's Navy by : Philip Haythornthwaite
Download or read book Nelson's Navy written by Philip Haythornthwaite and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the role of the Royal Navy should never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the land forces and overseas possessions. This book covers the huge variations in uniforms not just in the Navy but the Royal Marines and Infantry regiments which served alongside naval crews. It also looks at the organisation, training and recruitment of the force and corrects a number of misconceptions regarding impressment and training.
Book Synopsis The Heart of Nature; Or, The Quest for Natural Beauty by : Francis Younghusband
Download or read book The Heart of Nature; Or, The Quest for Natural Beauty written by Francis Younghusband and published by Bibliotech Press. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS Preface Introduction PART I Chapter I. The Sikkim Himalaya. The sacred Ganges-A beneficent power-Beauty of the plains-First sight of the Himalaya Chapter II. The Teesta Valley. Mystery of the forest-The gorges-Sequestered glens Chapter III. The Forest. Butterflies-Ferns-Orchids-Flower friends-Rhododendrons-Temperate vegetation-Primulas-Artic vegetation-The range of vegetation Chapter IV. The Denizens of the Forest. Butterflies-Moths-Birds-Reptiles-Mammals-Animal beauty-Primitive man-Higher races Chapter V. The Sum Impression. Two views of Nature-Variety of life-Intensity of life-The battle of life-Adaptation and selection-Purposiveness-Purposeful structures-Interdependence-Organising Activity-Gradation-Care of offspring-the Activity not mechanical but Spiritual-Nature's end-a Common aspiration Chapter VI. Kinchinjunga. The foothills-Darjiling-A vision of the mountain-Full view-Mountain grandeur-Dawn on the mountain-Sunset on the mountain Chapter VII. High Solitudes. Kashmir-Barren mountains-Dazzling peaks-Purity of beauty Chapter VIII. The Heavens. Desert sunsets-Tibetan sunsets-The stars-The whole universe our home-A Heavenly Presence Chapter IX. Home Beauty. One's own country-Woman's beauty-Love and beauty-Their Divine Source-Wedding-Divine union-The Inmost Heart of Nature Chapter X. The Nature of Nature. A spiritual background-Purpose in Nature-Higher beings-No confining plan-Immanent Spirit-Collective personality-England a Person-Nature a Person-Moved by an ideal-The ideal in plants-The ideal in animals-The ideal in the world Chapter XI. Nature's Ideal. Battling with physical Nature-Battling with man-In tune with Nature-At the heart of the Universe is Love-Divine fellowship is Nature's Ideal Chapter XII. The Heart of Nature. Picturing the Ideal-The Ideal Man-Man and woman-Perfecting the Ideal-Discipline necessary-Leadership-Nature's method-Our own responsibility-The lovability of nature-God at the Heart of Nature PART II Natural Beauty and Geography Presidential Address to the Royal Geographical Society An Address to the Union Society of University College, London
Book Synopsis A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee by : Northumberland county history committee
Download or read book A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee written by Northumberland county history committee and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
