Gobi Dream: Poems and Photographs - Hardcover

by John Delaney (Author)

A "poetic travel guide" to land-locked, democratic Mongolia, consisting of poems inspired by color photographs, heralding the country's rich history, culture, and natural beauty. Subjects include reindeer, camel, yak, and horse herders; Genghis Khan and the Golden Eagle Huntress; the Gobi Desert and capital Ulaanbataar; petroglyphs and dinosaur fossils; Buddhist temples; the country's national instrument, the horsehead fiddle; shamanism and ancient deer stones; even ice cream makers. Travelers, scholars, and dreamers: here is Mongolia as you might never have imagined.