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Author Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008.

Title From the ocean to the sky / by Edmund Hillary.

Publication Info. New York : Viking Press, 1979.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  796.52 HILLARY    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  915.4 HILLARY    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  915.4 HIL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  915.41    Check Shelf
Description 273 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Errata slip inserted.
Includes index.
Contents From the ocean to the sky -- Organisation -- The team -- Tiger country -- Calcutta -- Up the river -- Rural India -- Varanasi, the Holy City -- To the Gate of God -- White water -- "You can go no further" -- Advance on foot -- Hillary in Devlok -- Rescue and success -- Expedition diary / Mike Gill -- Ganga and Hinduism / Jim Wilson -- Distance and elevation of the Ganga -- Jet boats / Jon Hamilton -- Glossary of Indian terms / Jim Wilson.
Summary This book recounts the author's 1977 expedition up the length of the Ganges river from its delta in the Bay of Bengal to near its source in the Himalayas.
Subject Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) -- Description and travel.
Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh) -- Description and travel.
Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008.
ISBN 0670331724
9780670331727
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