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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Surprising EditionBy K. HoskinsThis book was written by my grandfather - interesting story of his amazing life. I was shocked to see it in paperback!4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. grassroots anthropologyBy Bob NewmanReading this extraordinarily modest book, you have to read between the lines to understand the whole. A Swede goes out to Mongolia as a missionary in 1893 and winds up staying for 35 years, dropping out of the proselytization biz early on. He starts dealing in horses and in some fashion ends up as advisor to top Mongols, knowing everyone in the vast grasslands, and loving the Mongol way of life. You find out very few personal details. He came to know Mongolia as few Westerners ever did, pace Marco Polo. He married an American missionary, he got rich, but he never became a writer, just penning this most matter-of-fact description of life among the nomads, lamas, and princes of that faroff land back in the days before the commissars turned it into a mini-Stalinist hell for 30 years. I was sure, after reading this most fascinating book, that Larson was not responsible for the title. The publishers no doubt tacked those words on to attract attention. He never mentions this "duke" deal. The author's descriptions are full of color and life, even if his style is somewhat dry. He gives details of marriage and other life cycle ceremonies, of nomad daily life, of the Mongols' love of horses, of the Living Buddha who ruled spiritually from Urga (now Ulaan Baatar), of missionaries, merchants, and the political history of his times. Trained anthropologists might have written more technically about various aspects of society, but Larson's description is anthropological without any effort. may be more dashing, with colorful episodes of hunting and dinosaur eggs, but Larson is the real McCoy. If you want to know about Mongolia back in the period 1895-1925, you should get your hands on this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great-grandson's ReviewBy Mark Alan PeterThis is my great-grandfather's autobiography, which although his style of writing is a bit stilted (English being his 2nd language) provides a glimpse into his fascinating life as a missionary, businessman, explorer, adventurer and government liaison. I believe per his writing that serving the Lord wasn't his primary objective in life. As my sister would say, "he left my great-grandmother with 6 children to go off to bond with his Mongolian buds." Her son and my nephew who will soon graduate from NYU's film school made a short film for his documentary class about the Duke's life. From his research and reading of the autobiography he would concur that great-grandfather wasn't such a dedicated missionary. My parents, sister and other relatives have gone to Inner Mongolia to search for the Larson homestead amongst other things.

Frans August Larson was a Swedish missionary to Mongolia, this is the account of his travels around . Larson would go on to become a trusted diplomat well versed in the politics and tribal functions common on the border of and Mongolia. An absorbing account of a young man's travels in this unknown land. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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