The beast in the clouds : the Roosevelt brothers' deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda
For lovers of history, nature, and adventure, the stunning true story of Theodore Roosevelt's sons and their 1929 Himalayan expedition to prove the existence of the beishung, the panda bear, to the western world. The Himalayas -- a snowcapped mountain range that hides treacherous glacier crossings, raiders poised to attack unsuspecting travellers, and air so thin that even seasoned explorers die of oxygen deprivation. Yet among the dangers lies o...
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