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The Lady and the Panda : The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
The Lady and the Panda The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
Author: Vicki Croke
Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Crok...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375759703
ISBN-10: 0375759700
Publication Date: 6/13/2006
Pages: 400
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3.6 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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This is a non-fiction piece that almost reads like a novel. In a fascinating story about a socialite turned adventurer, Ruth Harkness leaves Manhattan for the wilderness of 1930s China and leads an expedition to capture and bring back the first Giant Panda. This well-researched work offers an interesting snapshot of the period, touching upon the political unrest in China, the changing role of women, US foreign relations, cross-cultural relationships, and the beginnings of the conservation movement. One comes away with an appreciation of the land, people and culture of China. Great book for discussion!
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Wonderful adventure story - it's refreshing to read an adventure written by a woman (as well as about a woman), because there's much more about her inner thoughts than a book written by and about testosterone-laden adventurers. She actually trekked (twice) to Sichuan (Szechuan), not Tibet.


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