On the trail of Genghis Khan : an epic journey through the land of the nomads

Cope, Tim 1978- (author.).

Summary: "The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century--a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, created the largest contiguous land empire in history. Inspired by the extraordinary life nomads lead, Tim Cope embarked on a journey that hadn't been successfully completed since those times: to travel on horseback across the entire length of the Eurasian steppe, from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine to the Danube River in Hungary"--Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608190720
Physical Description: print
viii, 509 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-495) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Mongolia. Mongolian dreaming ; The last nomad nation ; Wolf totem ; A fine line to the West ; Kharkhiraa : the roaring river mountain -- Kazakhstan. Stalin's Shambala ; Zud ; Tokym Kagu Bastan ; Balkhash ; Wife stealing and other legends of Tasaral ; The starving steppe ; The place that God forgot ; Otamal ; Ships of the desert ; The oil road -- Russia. Lost hoards in Europe ; Cossack borderlands ; The Timashevsk Mafia -- Crimea. Where two worlds meet ; The return of the Crimean Tatars -- Ukraine. Crossroads ; Taking the reins ; Among the Hutsuls -- Hungary. The end of the world.