A Walk Along the GangesDennison Berwick, 1986 - 234 pages |
Contents
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Led North by the Sacred Thread | 56 |
The Inland Sea | 74 |
Where Angels Fear to Tread | 87 |
When the Land Dies | 132 |
IO Is it Cholera? | 151 |
Burden of Heat | 163 |
Tiger Tiger | 182 |
Up the Mountain Road | 192 |
Bathing at the Cows Mouth | 208 |
Equipment List | 224 |
Selected Bibliography | 226 |
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