{"product_id":"b005z1xn9y","title":"River Road to China: The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866–73 (Search for the Sources of the Mekong, 1866-73)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compelling, finely researched account of an adventure that was hailed as one of the grandest explorations of the nineteenth century. — The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Notable Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1866, six Frenchmen set out on a dangerous mission to seek a trade route up the Mekong. During the two years that followed, they would journey through more than four thousand miles of unmapped territory, from the tropical heat of the swamps of Vietnam and Cambodia to the bitter cold of the mountain ranges of southwestern China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir historic expedition is the dramatic subject of  River Road to China,  a story of courage, endurance, and determination in the face of unpredictable dangers and near-insurmountable odds. This edition has been updated to include a new postscript by the author and more than thirty full-color illustrations by the expedition's artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe highest of high adventure . . . [Osborne's] documentation is flawless. — The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs exciting as it is historically illuminating . . . A tale of heroism that has seldom been duplicated, spurred by the continuing, fatal attraction of the 'Great River.' — The New Republic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52819559284952,"sku":"YSL34694","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/91O58N0DCQL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793091268","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b005z1xn9y","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}