Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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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 |
| Author | George B. Schaller |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0553149083, 9780553149081 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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