Over The High Passes

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Published by Collins, London, 1987, 1st UK Edition, D/w, Fine.   Scot Christina Noble was fascinated by the self-sufficient migratory lives of the Gaddi, a shepherding people of Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayas. She travelled with them for a year through some of the most dramatic terrain and scenery in the world, from the plains of the Punjab, over the high snowy passes into Lahoul, through the forested Kulu valley to Kangra in the shadow of the high mountains. She speaks Hindi, has an excellent knowledge of the people, customs and religions of the area and, illustrated with her own photographs, shares with us a harsh, romantic and unique way of life.