Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking

Two Washington University graduates sail to Liverpool and begin a 15,000-mile bicycle journey to Peking. The account begins in Asia Minor as the students cycle on through Persia and Turkestan, with detours to Merv, Bokhara, and Samarkand. They peddle across the vast tract of the Gobi Desert to Peking, where they were received by Li-Hung-Chang, the Prime Minister of China. "A practical finish to a theoretical education" in liberal arts....

By Thomas Gaskell, Jr. Allen
Paperback: 170 pages
Publisher: Narrative Pr (February 28, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1589762533
ISBN-13: 978-1589762534
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 18661124
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I read this immediately after the sort-of-modern-version of part of this tale in "The Lost Cyclist" in which a great deal of "Across Asia on a Bicycle" was reproduced. The writing style is definitely dated, but the depth of detail is quite good. If y

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