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Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, An Exploration of Harar written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, An Exploration of Harar written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (25 download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Grant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439157642
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Crazy River written by Richard Grant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Dispatches From Pluto and Deepest South of All comes a rollicking travelogue from East Africa. NO ONE TRAVELS QUITE LIKE RICHARD GRANT and, really, no one should. In his last book, the adventure classic God’s Middle Finger, he narrowly escaped death in Mexico’s lawless Sierra Madre. Now, Grant has plunged with his trademark recklessness, wit, and curiosity into East Africa. Setting out to make the first descent of an unexplored river in Tanzania, he gets waylaid in Zanzibar by thieves, whores, and a charismatic former golf pro before crossing the Indian Ocean in a rickety cargo boat. And then the real adventure begins. Known to local tribes as “the river of bad spirits,” the Malagarasi River is a daunting adversary even with a heavily armed Tanzanian crew as travel companions. Dodging bullets, hippos, and crocodiles, Grant finally emerges in war-torn Burundi, where he befriends some ethnic street gangsters and trails a notorious man-eating crocodile known as Gustave. He concludes his journey by interviewing the dictatorial president of Rwanda and visiting the true source of the Nile. Gripping, illuminating, sometimes harrowing, often hilarious, Crazy River is a brilliantly rendered account of a modern-day exploration of Africa, and the unraveling of Grant’s peeled, battered mind as he tries to take it all in.
Author : Richard Francis Sir Burton
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa written by Richard Francis Sir Burton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Burton's account of his trip from the Red Sea coast to Harar and back in 1854-55 is a great read that demonstrates Burton's powers of observation, vividly descriptive language, and genuine interest in the customs, beliefs, and day-to-day activities of indigenous people. In this book, Burton offers a real insight into the beliefs and way of life of the people he meets.
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton: Embark on a remarkable journey of exploration with Sir Richard Francis Burton in "First Footsteps in East Africa." This gripping travelogue takes you through the uncharted territories of East Africa, capturing the awe-inspiring landscapes, encounters with diverse cultures, and the challenges of traversing unknown terrain. Burton's vivid prose transports you to a world of discovery and adventure. Why This Book? Burton's daring expeditions come alive in "First Footsteps in East Africa," offering a glimpse into the spirit of exploration during an era of discovery. This travelogue not only reveals the mysteries of distant lands but also showcases the resilience and curiosity that drive human exploration.
Author : Margaret Laurence
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226923886
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)
Download or read book The Prophet's Camel Bell written by Margaret Laurence and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1950, as a young bride, Margaret Laurence set out with her engineer husband to what was then Somaliland: a British protectorate in North Africa few Canadians had ever heard of. Her account of this voyage into the desert is full of wit and astonishment. Laurence honestly portrays the difficulty of colonial relationships and the frustration of trying to get along with Somalis who had no reason to trust outsiders. There are moments of surprise and discovery when Laurence exclaims at the beauty of a flock of birds only to discover that they are locusts, or offers medical help to impoverished neighbors only to be confronted with how little she can help them. During her stay, Laurence moves past misunderstanding the Somalis and comes to admire memorable individuals: a storyteller, a poet, a camel-herder. The Prophet’s Camel Bell is both a fascinating account of Somali culture and British colonial characters, and a lyrical description of life in the desert.
Author : Axel Fleisch
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785331639
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)
Download or read book Doing Conceptual History in Africa written by Axel Fleisch and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume is the product of a series of collaborative meetings and workshops between 2010 and 2014."--Acknowledgements.
Author : Gerald Hanley
Publisher : Eland Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Warriors written by Gerald Hanley and published by Eland Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Somalia is one of the world's most desolate, sun-scorched lands, inhabited by fierce and independent-minded tribesmen. It was here that Gerald Hanley spent the Second World War, charged with preventing bloodshed between feuding tribes at a remote out-station. Rations were scarce, pay infrequent and his detachment of native soldiers near-mutinous." "In these extreme conditions seven British officers committed suicide, but Hanley describes the period as the 'most valuable time' of his life. With intense curiosity and open-mindedness, he explores the effects of loneliness. He comes to understand the Somalis' love of fighting and to admire their contempt for death. 'Of all the races of Africa,' he says, 'there cannot be one better to live among than the most difficult, the proudest, the bravest, the vainest, the most merciless, the friendliest: the Somalis.'"--BOOK JACKET.
Author : W. B. Carnochan
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804755719
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (557 download)
Download or read book The Sad Story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, Was John Hanning Speke a Cad? written by W. B. Carnochan and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim to have discovered the source of the Nile during their African expedition in 1857-59. Speke died of a gunshot wound, probably accidental, the day before a scheduled debate with Burton in 1864. Burton has had the upper hand in subsequent accounts. Speke has been called a “cad.” In light of new evidence and after a careful reading of duelling texts, Carnochan concludes that the case against Speke remains unproven-and that the story, as normally told, displays the inescapable uncertainty of historical narrative. All was fair in this love-war.
Author : Richard Burton
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book First Footsteps In East Africa written by Richard Burton and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British explorer's 1856 account of the slave-trading city of Harar in East Africa, previously unvisited by Europeans.
Author : Michela Wrong
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061863610
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz written by Michela Wrong and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wholly unsentimental,” a foreign correspondent’s exploration of political corruption in Africa “gets it right . . . [a] chillingly amusing cautionary tale.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World Known as “the Leopard,” the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake—seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his people with a devastating combination of brutality and charm. While the population was pauperized, he plundered the country's copper and diamond resources, downing pink champagne in his jungle palace like some modern-day reincarnation of Joseph Conrad's crazed station manager. Michela Wrong, a correspondent who witnessed Mobutu's last days, traces the rise and fall of the idealistic young journalist who became the stereotype of an African despot. Engrossing, highly readable, and as funny as it is tragic, In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz assesses the acts of the villains and the heroes in this fascinating story of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “A riveting inspection of the legacy of European colonialism in Africa” — Booklist “The beauty of this book is that it makes sense of chaos.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “In lively prose . . . Wrong combines travelogue with astute political analysis . . . terrific.” —Library Journal “Provocative, touching, and sensitively written . . . an eloquent, brilliantly researched account and a remarkably sympathetic study of a tragic land.” —Sunday Times
Author : Richard F. Burton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486789543
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)
Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar written by Richard F. Burton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great adventure classics. Victorian scholar-adventurer’s firsthand epic account of daring 1854 expedition to forbidden East African capital city. A wealth of geographic, ethnographic and linguistic data.
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The City of the Saints written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edna Adan Ismail
Publisher : HQ
ISBN 13 : 9780008305383
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)
Download or read book A Woman of Firsts written by Edna Adan Ismail and published by HQ. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Muslim Mother Teresa' Huffington Post Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all - for the women of Africa.
Author : Isak Dinesen
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 1443432954
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)
Download or read book Out Of Africa written by Isak Dinesen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Out of Africa, author Isak Dinesen takes a wistful and nostalgic look back on her years living in Africa on a Kenyan coffee plantation. Recalling the lives of friends and neighbours—both African and European—Dinesen provides a first-hand perspective of colonial Africa. Through her obvious love of both the landscape and her time in Africa, Dinesen’s meditative writing style deeply reflects the themes of loss as her plantation fails and she returns to Europe. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.
