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<p>A very amusing autobiographical tale of the author who as the caravan leader and native guide to many European travellers roamed the mountains and plains of Ladakh Tibet and Central Asia. Due to his extensive travels Galwan attained a somewhat legendary reputation during his life time. Along with the details of his birth and early life this book gives the descriptions of his travels with people like F.E. Younghusband Lord Dunnmore Major Roche Phelps Church Littledale etc. The book is written in the kind of English that the author spoke: grammatically incorrect but at no loss of information. Throughout the narrative the reader will find vivid portrayals of camp life caravan logistics anecdotes from daily life details of routes travelled notices of hunts and chases etc. This book is a reprint of the 1923 edition. About the Author Ghulam Rasool Galwan (18781925) started his life as a porter with Sir Francis Younghusband when he was only twelve or so. In time he became caravan bashi or incharge of caravans put together by Western Explorers that knocked around Central Asia Tibet and Ladakh in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.</p>
