Geographic Catalog

Western China

• The Desert Road to Turkestan Lattimore's account of crossing the Gobi desert with a camel caravan.
• Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road Stevens retraces the steps of Peter Fleming's 1935 journey along the Silk Road.
• Walking the Gobi 16,000 Mile-Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair At age 63, Thayer fulfilled her lifelong dream of crossing Mongolia's Gobi Desert.