{"product_id":"travels-into-bokhara-being-the-account-of-a-journey-from-india-to-cabool-tartary-and-persia-also-narrative-of-a-voyage-on-the-indus-from-the-sea-to-lahore-with-presents-from-the-king-of-great-britain-paperback-9781108075466","title":"Travels into Bokhara; Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075466","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels into Bokhara\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bestselling 1834 work describes the activities, both diplomatic and covert, of Alexander Burnes in central Asia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Burnes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075466, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e388 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAged sixteen, Alexander Burnes (1805–41) took up a post in the Bombay army, and speedily learned both Hindustani and Persian. His skills led him to political work, and he himself proposed a covert expedition to Bukhara, to survey the country, but also to observe the expansionist activities of the Russians in central Asia. In 1832, he set off, with an army doctor, and two Indians as surveyor and secretary. They travelled in local dress and adopted whatever personas a situation required. Having reached Bukhara, they continued overland to the Caspian Sea, and then to Tehran, returning to Bombay by sea in 1833. This three-volume account of his adventures, published in 1834, was an instant bestseller. Volume 1 describes the journey to Bukhara, through Afghanistan into barely explored territory. Burnes continued his diplomatic activities in Afghanistan, but was murdered there by a mob in 1841.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Lahore\u003cbr\u003e 2. Across the Punjab to the Indus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Peshawur\u003cbr\u003e 4. Journey to Cabool\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cabool\u003cbr\u003e 6. Journey over the Hindoo Koosh, or Snowy Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 7. Serious difficulties\u003cbr\u003e 8. Balkh, and journey to Bokhara\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bokhara\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bokhara (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Detention in the kingdom of Bokhara.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913274122520,"sku":"9781108075466","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075466i_af2d1518-cc36-43db-a253-502b0cb584c4.jpg?v=1696751552","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-into-bokhara-being-the-account-of-a-journey-from-india-to-cabool-tartary-and-persia-also-narrative-of-a-voyage-on-the-indus-from-the-sea-to-lahore-with-presents-from-the-king-of-great-britain-paperback-9781108075466","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}