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A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central Asia Author:Frederick Burnaby, Peter Hopkirk, Fred Burnaby Frederick Gustavus Burnaby--soldier, traveler, writer, and pioneer balloonist--set out on an unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. This is a great story of hardship and humor.