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Author Rice, Earle. 3524

Title Alexandra David-Neel : explorer at the roof of the world / by Earle Rice, Jr.

Imprint Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Young Adult Non-Fiction  YA92 David-Neel    ---  Available
Description xvi, 120 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Women explorers 373358
Bibliography Includes index.
Summary "From the age of five, Alexandra David-Neel longed for adventure and freedom from the societal expectations of women in nineteenth-century Europe. She traveled to Asia where she learned about Eastern religions and cultures and became the first non-Asian woman to enter the forbidden Tibetan city of Lhasa."--From publisher description.
Subject David-Neel, Alexandra. 1868-1969 -- Travel -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Juvenile literature. 406972
Explorers -- France -- Biography. 406973
Women -- Biography. 406974
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature. 406975
Added Title Explorer at the roof of the world
ISBN 0791077152
9780791077153

 
    
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