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White Mountain: A Cultural Adventure Through the Himalayas
Pegasus. Oct. 2017. 472p. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781681775357. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681775937. TRAV
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The story should have been simple: author (Red Nile; Angry White Pyjamas) and adventurer Twigger decides to travel along the Himalayas looking for what makes these mountains in Asia so special or magical. But as one finds with the best travel writers, some questions are not easily answered. While mainly in India, Twigger tries to understand the Himalayas from their history, geography, religions, myths, and people—those living and historical (from Alexandra David-Neel and Francis Younghusband to Edmund Hillary and His Holiness the Dalai Lama) that seem to haunt this landscape playing their Great Game or trying to climb a mountain. Yet readers also find stories of missing nuclear batteries, yetis, and the author's own search for his family history, all of which makes for a wonderful voyage.
VERDICT This is an enchanting book that readers will not be able to put down, and when they are finished they will ask why it wasn't longer. Will be of great interest to those looking for books on travel, history, and culture of the Himalayas, India, and the region. Highly recommended.
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