From the back cover: "An engrossing account of China just before the Bamboo Curtain came down, concealing China from Western eyes for a generation. This is the true story of Fred Schroder, American trouble-shooter and came caravanner whose harrowing travels through Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China's Far West, make for rich history and high adventure. He has a shoot-out with a nomad chieftain, encounters living gods, gets involved in two revolutions and one coup d'etat, and explores the astounding Royal Tombs at Xian - now called the greatest archaeological discovery of our time. Easton writes in the first person, to capture the voice and idiom of the indomitable Schroder."
This is really an engaging book - full of wonders of all kinds. I would love to know more about Fred Schroder! ( )