The K2 Man (And His Molluscs) by Moorehead, Catherine -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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The K2 Man (And His Molluscs) Title Contents Acknowledgements Foreword by Jim Perrin Introduction Part One: Austens, Godwins and Godwin-Austens

1 Origins

The Surrey Austens The Modern Family Politics and Religion The Rise of the Estate Shalford House and Park

2 Historical Strands

Thinkers and Men of Action Cartographers Scholars and Academics Soldiers General Godwin Haversham the Soldier Brother Officers and Descendants

3 Grandparents, Parents, Brothers, Sisters

Sir Henry Edmund Geology and Palaeontology Haversham’s Parents Record-Breaking Siblings

Part Two: Apprentice Squire and Soldier

4 Officer Cadet

Early Years Sandhurst

5 A Passage to Asia

Into Adulthood Leaving England Chatham to Cape Town From the Cape to Calcutta

6 The Anglo-Burmese War

To Burma The Background to the Second Anglo-Burmese War Growing Up in Burma

7 To the North-West Frontier

Death of a General To the Punjab Haversham’s Artistic Development Life on the North-west Frontier

Part Three: Mountaineer-Explorer

8 Kashmir

‘An Outstanding Talent’ Haversham the Surveyor Kashmir and Beyond

9 A Wife, a Son, an Attack

Kudikji Edward ‘Knocked Insensible’

10 Explorer

A Place in History Early Exploration of the Karakoram Haversham’s Expeditions: The Overview The First Karakoram Expedition

11 The Second Karakoram Expedition

K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) To The Mustagh Pass K2 and the Baltoro The Third Phase: To the Nushik La The Final Phase: Back to Srinagar

12 Beyond the Karakoram

Summiteer Rupshu, Ladakh and Zanskar Lake Pangong to the Changchenmo Basin

13 Political Service

Bhutan 1864-5 Second Bhutan Expedition: The Duars Transitions

14 Pauline

Family Background The Chichele Plowdens Marriage to Pauline

15 Northern Burma, Manipur and Assam (I)

Among the Headhunters Ethnic Character Historical and Political Background The Raja of Manipur and the Nagas’ Resistance Haversham’s ‘Seasons’ in Burma and Assam Mountain and Jungle Topography and Ecology

16 Northern Burma, Manipur and Assam (II)

Burmese Daily Life Mountaineering and Surveying Food and Diet Medical Matters Other Hazards The Cachar Earthquake Extreme Weather Art, Huntin’, Shootin’, Fishin’, Science Leaving the Service

Part Four: Scientist, Artist, Landowner

17 Jessie and Her Squire

Love, Faith, Death Jessie Robinson The Everyday Life of a Surrey Squire

18 Money (I)

Financial Strain The Sisters The Causes Attempts to Avoid Bankruptcy The Sale of the Bird-Skins The Bankruptcy The Sale of Shalford Park

19 Money (II)

The Aftermath Nore Science for Sale The First World War and After ‘Bad’ Arthur and the Estate

20 Medals and Honours

The RGS Founder’s Medal The Naming of K2 Geographical Public Bodies

21 Scientist

Introducing the Expert Godwin-Austen and The Fauna of British India Series Natural Historian

22 Artist

An Evaluation Pictorial Military Documents Artistic Training at Sandhurst Robert Petley (1812-69) William Carpenter (1818-99) William Carpenter in Kashmir The Great Trigonometrical Survey

Part Five: The Shadows Lengthen

23 Life in Wartime

War and Politics Late Military Thoughts

24 Last Contacts with the East

Mount Everest Conversion to Buddhism

25 A Suprising Correspondence

Kudikji’s Ghost The Return of Naomi Florence

26 Final Years

Last Call Ailments The RGS Pictures Death, Burial and Obituaries

Maps

1. British Northern India in the mid-19th century 2. Kashmir and the North-west Frontier 3. The First Karakoram Expedition, 1860 4. The Second Karakoram (K2) Expedition, 1861 5. The Ladakh, Rupshu and Zanskar Expedition, 1862 6. The Western Tibet and Aksai Chin Expedition, 1863 7. The Bhutan Expeditions, 1864-5 8. Northern Burma and Assam

Appendices

A: Summary of the Life of Haversham Godwin-Austen B: Dates, Routes and Ascents on the Major Expeditions C: Surveying

Bibliography & Sources Notes to Chapters Illustrations Index Author Biography Copyright

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