The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal by Vicki Croke Paperback Book

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Author: Vicki Croke

Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD

Publisher: Random House Inc

Published: Jun 2006

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Women

Retail Price: $22.00

Pages: 400

Synopsis

Recounts the remarkable true-life adventures of Ruth Harness, an American bohemian socialite and dress designer, who, in 1936, ventured into one of the most dangerous, unexplored regions of the world on a quest--which had already cost many lives--to bring back the first live giant panda to reach the West.

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