The snow leopard

The snow leopard

by Matthiessen, Peter

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When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart."

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The snow leopard / Peter Matthiessen.

Summary

When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart."

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1978.
  • Edition:[Book Club ed.]

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Viking Press
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1978.

The Physical Object

  • Description:298 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780143105510, 0143105515, 0670653748, 9780670653744
  • oclc:ocm04362262
  • LC Classification:QH193.H5
  • Dewey Decimal:915.4

Table of Contents

Westward -- Northward -- At Crystal Mountain -- The way home.

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Subjects

Authors, American Authors, American -- Biography. -- 20th… Biographies Biologists Biologists -- Biography. -- United Stat… Écrivains américains -- Biographies. --… Himalaya Mountains Himalaya Mountains -- Description and t… Matthiessen, Peter Natural history Natural history -- Himalaya Mountains Sciences naturelles -- Himālaya travel United States

Writers

Matthiessen, Peter

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