The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-La
- ISBN-10
- 060980801X
- ISBN-13
- 9780609808016
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-06-01
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Author
- Todd Balf
Description
A chronicle of a kayak team's quest to make the first descent through the dangerous Tsangpo Gorge describes how the four expert members of the team took on an adventure that ended in tragedy.
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