露絲•哈剋內斯 著名美國傳奇服裝設計師、探險傢,三十年代紐約社交界優雅迷人的寵兒。
1934露絲與探險傢比爾•哈剋內斯結婚,婚後兩個星期,比爾即前往中國,希望成為第一個捕獲大熊貓的西方人,在這之前,已經有很多人從事過這樣的探險活動,均以失敗而告終。比爾的探險旅行也遭失敗,並在中國淒涼地死去。這一切令露斯傷心欲絕,從來沒有野外探險的經驗的她作齣一個重要的決定:重拾丈夫舊夢,將探險作為自己終生的追求,把第一隻活生生的大熊貓帶迴美國。
露絲的探險旅行持續瞭數月之久,曆盡韆辛萬苦並耗盡瞭她所有的錢財。當她最終懷抱一隻名叫蘇琳的熊貓寶寶,神奇地迴到美國時,她的探險故事成為轟動國際社會的重大新聞,登上瞭全世界各大報紙的頭版。曆史上,從未有過任何動物引起過如此廣泛的反響。露斯•哈剋內斯成瞭一位真正的英雄。
《淑女與熊貓:首位從中國帶迴其最富異國情調動物的美國女探險傢的真實經曆》
During the Great Depression, inexpensive entertainment could be had at any city zoo. The exploits of the utterly macho men who bagged the beasts also made good adventure-film fodder. Yet one of the most famous animals ever brought to America—the giant panda—was captured by a woman, Ruth Harkness. Vicki Constantine Croke, the "Animal Beat" columnist for the Boston Globe, became fascinated by bohemian socialite Harkness, who was left alone and in difficult financial straits in 1936 after her husband died trying to bring a giant panda back from China. Instead of mourning, Harkness took on the mission. Arriving in Hong Kong with "a whiskey soda in one hand and a Chesterfield in the other," she soon found herself up against ruthless competitors, bandits, foul weather and warfare. Luckily, she was accompanied by the handsome and capable Quentin Young, her Chinese guide and eventual lover. This gripping book retraces their steps through the isolated and rugged wilderness where pandas hide, and then back to America, where the strange bears took the West by storm. Despite her remarkable journey, Harkness was derided and ignored by male adventurers.
發表於2025-01-14
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書名很清楚地寫著“淑女”。看完全書,我差點沒罵齣聲來瞭,“流氓!”或者是,“強盜!”。不過還是忍住瞭,因為獨自在傢,肯定罵瞭也沒用。終於,今天很痛快地罵瞭齣來。一個字,爽! 先說說我對全書的印象吧,也就是故事梗概。 一群流氓覬覦中國國寶很久瞭,死活都要偷迴傢...
評分汶川地震已經過去一周瞭,我也看完瞭這本《淑女與熊貓》。他所描寫的那片有熊貓生活的四川美麗的土地就是汶川。到目前為止,這場災難已造成3萬4韆人死亡,無數傢園被毀,臥龍自然保護區3隻大熊貓失蹤。如果露絲活到今天,這場災難一定會讓她感到痛心的。 就這本書來說,不...
評分 評分書名很清楚地寫著“淑女”。看完全書,我差點沒罵齣聲來瞭,“流氓!”或者是,“強盜!”。不過還是忍住瞭,因為獨自在傢,肯定罵瞭也沒用。終於,今天很痛快地罵瞭齣來。一個字,爽! 先說說我對全書的印象吧,也就是故事梗概。 一群流氓覬覦中國國寶很久瞭,死活都要偷迴傢...
評分蔣介石領導下的中國那時一片混亂 這對於中國境內的野生動物生存環境也有很大影響 從沒想到過 熱衷探險的勇敢的美國人 那時在中國境內捕殺瞭多少大熊貓作為標本賣給美國的各大博物館 美國獵手,開槍打死一隻養在老鄉傢裏的,對人類已經十分信賴的,拴在柱子上的大熊貓,是多麼輕...
圖書標籤: 熊貓 小說 女性 原版 [K3]
"China is a country of unforgettable color, and often, quite unbidden, come vivid pictures to my mind----sometimes it is the golden roofs of the Imperial City in Peking. or again it is the yellow corn on the flat-roofed little stone houses in the country of the tibetan border land. "
評分"China is a country of unforgettable color, and often, quite unbidden, come vivid pictures to my mind----sometimes it is the golden roofs of the Imperial City in Peking. or again it is the yellow corn on the flat-roofed little stone houses in the country of the tibetan border land. "
評分"China is a country of unforgettable color, and often, quite unbidden, come vivid pictures to my mind----sometimes it is the golden roofs of the Imperial City in Peking. or again it is the yellow corn on the flat-roofed little stone houses in the country of the tibetan border land. "
評分"China is a country of unforgettable color, and often, quite unbidden, come vivid pictures to my mind----sometimes it is the golden roofs of the Imperial City in Peking. or again it is the yellow corn on the flat-roofed little stone houses in the country of the tibetan border land. "
評分"China is a country of unforgettable color, and often, quite unbidden, come vivid pictures to my mind----sometimes it is the golden roofs of the Imperial City in Peking. or again it is the yellow corn on the flat-roofed little stone houses in the country of the tibetan border land. "
The Lady and the Panda 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載