Sport and Travel in the Far East
Sport and Travel in the Far East is a book published in 1910 by American ambassador and writer Joseph Grew. It highlights the hunting and the people of Asia, including hunting tiger in China. It was a favorite of Theodore Roosevelt, who was also an avid sportsman. Roosevelt wrote the introduction to the book, praising it.
Chapters
- I. Marseilles to Singapore
- II. Through the Malay Jungle
- III. Impressions of Northern India: Bombay, Jaipore, Amber, Agra
- IV. Impressions of Northern India: Cawnpore, Lucknow, Benares
- V. Waimungu and the Hot-Spring Country of New Zealand
- VI. The Journey Into Kashmir
- VII. Ibex-Shooting in the Mountains of Baltistan
- VIII. Markhor and Sharpu Shooting in Baltistan
- IX. Black Bear Honking in the Valley of Kashmir
- X. Kashmir to China
- XI. Hunting the Cave-Dwelling Tiger of China
Trivia
Portions of the book appeared in Harper's Magazine, Outing, and The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
External links
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