Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's account of his and others' long struggle to save the fascinating, increasingly rare wildlife of the Himalayas combines high adventure, close description, and scientific dedication |
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Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya |
| Photographs by | Georg B. Schaller |
| Illustrated by | Jean Pruchnik |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Viking Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Apr 21, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670671401, 9780670671403 |
| Length | 292 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / General Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains Travel / Asia / India & South Asia |
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