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The Search for the Pink-Headed Duck: A Journey into the Himalayas and Down the Brahmaputra
The Search for the PinkHeaded Duck A Journey into the Himalayas and Down the Brahmaputra
Author: Rory Nugent
Of all the hardships a traveler might face--war, plague, earthquakes, bad potato salad--few are as daunting as dealing with the Indian civil service. So we learn from Rory Nugent, a journalist and sailor who got it in his head some years ago that he had to catch a glimpse of Rhodonessa caryophyllacea, the Himalayan pink-headed duck last seen in ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395669945
ISBN-10: 0395669944
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 223
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Type: Paperback
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Interesting story of one man's travels through remote regions of India seldom seen by foreigners.

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