The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory - Isa

The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory - Isa

Contributor(s): Author: Isabella L. BirdForeword by: Graham EarnshawIsabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time,...

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