Copyright © 1975, 1996 by Milton Osborne
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First published in 1975 by Allen & Unwin, London, as River Road to China:
The Mekong River Expedition 1866–1873
Published simultaneously in Canada
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Osborne, Milton E.
River road to China: the search for the source of the Mekong,
1866–73 / Milton Osborne.
p. cm.
ISBN 9780802196088
1. Indochina—Description and travel. 2. Mekong River—Discovery and exploration. 3. China—Description and travel. I. Title.
DS534.O8 1999
915.9704′3—dc21 99-17643
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