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As a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback. This is the story of how that dream was fulfilled by following in the footsteps of a 13th-century Franciscan friar.



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‘One of the best travel books of the year.’ Sunday Times

‘Humane and funny…an excellent book with sharp, compassionate observations on the lives of people struggling with the weight of history.’ Spectator

‘Stewart is a sensitive, observant traveller, and a gifted writer…in this entertaining, colourful and moving book he reveals both the sad absurdity of this beguiling land and the heartbreaking pathos of its modern history.’ Sara Wheeler, Literary Review

‘A classic travel story, beautifully written…’ Wanderlust

In the Empire of Genghis Khan A Journey Among Nomads

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780006530275, 978-0006530275
      ISBN10: 0006530273
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      As a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback. This is the story of how that dream was fulfilled by following in the footsteps of a 13th-century Franciscan friar.



      Trade Review

      ‘One of the best travel books of the year.’ Sunday Times

      ‘Humane and funny…an excellent book with sharp, compassionate observations on the lives of people struggling with the weight of history.’ Spectator

      ‘Stewart is a sensitive, observant traveller, and a gifted writer…in this entertaining, colourful and moving book he reveals both the sad absurdity of this beguiling land and the heartbreaking pathos of its modern history.’ Sara Wheeler, Literary Review

      ‘A classic travel story, beautifully written…’ Wanderlust

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