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Book Synopsis Travels in the White Man's Grave by : Donald Macintosh
Download or read book Travels in the White Man's Grave written by Donald Macintosh and published by Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the 1950s, the interior of West and Central Africa was still known to most of the outside world as The White Man's Grave, and there were still large parts where its forests were primeval. These forests inhabited the minds of most Westerners as places of foreboding.
Book Synopsis White Man's Grave by : Richard Dooling
Download or read book White Man's Grave written by Richard Dooling and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Peace Corps volunteer Michael Killigan goes missing in West Africa, his father Randall and his best friend Boone Westfall begin separate quests to find him. Randall, a bankruptcy lawyer, is the warlord of his world, a shark in a fishbowl, exercising power with mad, relentless, hilarious glee; Boone, an American innocent abroad, journeys to the African bush, protected by the twin charms of the passport and the almighty dollar. In seeking Michael, both men find much more than they bargain for.
Book Synopsis Henry M. Stanley, His Life, Travels and Explorations by : Henry William Little
Download or read book Henry M. Stanley, His Life, Travels and Explorations written by Henry William Little and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travel written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis All Round the World: an Illustrated Record of Voyages, Travels, and Adventures in All Parts of the Globe by : William Ainsworth
Download or read book All Round the World: an Illustrated Record of Voyages, Travels, and Adventures in All Parts of the Globe written by William Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Travels in West Africa by : Mary H. Kingsley
Download or read book Travels in West Africa written by Mary H. Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.
Book Synopsis Undercurrents of Power by : Kevin Dawson
Download or read book Undercurrents of Power written by Kevin Dawson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Dawson considers how enslaved Africans carried aquatic skills—swimming, diving, boat making, even surfing—to the Americas. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions.
Book Synopsis Travel and Exploration by : Samuel Carter Gilmour
Download or read book Travel and Exploration written by Samuel Carter Gilmour and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Story of Rufino by : João José Reis
Download or read book The Story of Rufino written by João José Reis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Casa de las América Prize for Brazilian Literature, The Story of Rufino reconstructs the lively biography of Rufino José Maria, set against the historical context of Brazil and Africa in the nineteenth century. The book tells the story of Rufino or Abuncare, a Yoruba Muslim from the kingdom of Oyo, in present-day Nigeria. Enslaved as an adolescent by a rival ethnic group, he was captured by Brazilian slave traders and taken to Brazil as a slave sometime in the early 1820s. In 1835, after being enslaved in Salvador and Rio Grande do Sul, Rufino bought his freedom with money he made as a hired-out slave and perhaps from making Islamic amulets. He found work in Rio de Janeiro as a cook on a slave ship bound for Luanda in Angola, despite the trans-Atlantic slave trade having been illegal in Brazil since 1831. Rufino himself became a petty slave trader. He made a few voyages before his ship was captured by the British and taken to Sierra Leone in 1841 for trial by the Anglo-Brazilian Mixed Commission to determine if it was equipped for the slave trade, since there were no slaves on board. During the three months awaiting the court's decision, Rufino lived among Yoruba Muslims, his people, and attended Quranic and Arabic classes. He later returned to Sierra Leone as a witness in a court case and attended classes with Muslim masters for almost two years. Once back in Brazil, he established himself as a diviner -- serving whites and blacks, free and slaves, Brazilians and Africans, Muslim and non-Muslims -- as well as a spiritual leader, an Alufa, in the local Afro-Muslim community. In 1853 Rufino was arrested due to rumors of an imminent African slave revolt. The police used as evidence for his arrest the large number of Arabic manuscripts in his possession, the same kind of material the police had found with Muslim rebels in Bahia thirty years earlier. During his interrogation, Rufino told his life story, which is used to reconstruct the world in which he lived under slavery and in freedom on African shores, aboard slave ships, and in Brazil. An extraordinary Atlantic history carefully pieced together from the archives, The Story of Rufino illuminates the complexities of slavery and freedom in Africa and Brazil and the resilience of ethnic and religious identities.
Download or read book Travel & Exploration written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated monthly of travel, exploration, sport and adventure.
Book Synopsis Exploring Victorian Travel Literature by : Jessica Howell
Download or read book Exploring Victorian Travel Literature written by Jessica Howell and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary study explores both the personal and political significance of climate in the Victorian imagination. It analyses foreboding imagery of miasma, sludge and rot across non-fictional and fictional travel narratives, speeches, private journals and medical advice tracts. Well-known authors such as Joseph Conrad are placed in dialogue with minority writers such as Mary Seacole and Africanus Horton in order to understand their different approaches to representing white illness abroad. The project also considers postcolonial texts such as Wilson Harris's Palace of the Peacock to demonstrate that authors continue to 'write back' to the legacy of colonialism by using images of illness from climate.
Book Synopsis Finding Lists of the Chicago Public Library, 1889-1895 by : Chicago Public Library
Download or read book Finding Lists of the Chicago Public Library, 1889-1895 written by Chicago Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Universal Hunks written by David L. and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, wide-ranging pictorial history of muscular men around the world from the nineteenth century to the 1970s.
Book Synopsis Visualizing Africa in Nineteenth-Century British Travel Accounts by : Leila Koivunen
Download or read book Visualizing Africa in Nineteenth-Century British Travel Accounts written by Leila Koivunen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines and explains how British explorers visualized the African interior in the latter part of the nineteenth century, providing the first sustained analysis of the process by which this visual material was transformed into the illustrations in popular travel books. At that time, central Africa was, effectively, a blank canvas for Europeans, unknown and devoid of visual representations. While previous works have concentrated on exploring the stereotyped nature of printed imagery of Africa, this study examines the actual production process of images and the books in which they were published in order to demonstrate how, why, and by whom the images were manipulated. Thus, the main focus of the work is not on the aesthetic value of pictures, but in the activities, interaction, and situations that gave birth to them in both Africa and Europe.
Book Synopsis The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Articles, Essays, Travel Sketches and Memoirs by : Anthony Trollope
Download or read book The Complete Works: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Articles, Essays, Travel Sketches and Memoirs written by Anthony Trollope and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 30768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Trollope's 'The Complete Works' is a monumental collection encompassing his prolific output of novels, short stories, plays, articles, essays, travel sketches, and memoirs. Trollope's literary style is characterized by his keen observations of Victorian society, intricate plot structures, and nuanced character developments. His works often explore themes of social class, politics, and morality, set against the backdrop of 19th century England. Trollope's ability to create vivid and relatable characters makes his narratives engaging and thought-provoking. This comprehensive collection offers readers a deep dive into the diverse and compelling literary world of one of the most influential Victorian authors. Anthony Trollope, a contemporary of Charles Dickens and George Eliot, drew inspiration from his career in the British Civil Service and his extensive travels throughout Europe. His firsthand experiences provided him with a unique perspective on the societal issues he explores in his writings. Trollope's dedication to his craft and his commitment to portraying the complexities of human nature continue to captivate readers worldwide. For readers interested in Victorian literature, social commentary, and masterful storytelling, 'The Complete Works' by Anthony Trollope is a must-read. This comprehensive collection showcases the breadth and depth of Trollope's literary genius, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that remain relevant and engaging to this day.
Book Synopsis Report of the Directors ... March 1840, and Catalogue of the Library. (To the ... Town Council, memorial of the Directors, etc.). by : Liverpool Institute and School of Art (LIVERPOOL)
Download or read book Report of the Directors ... March 1840, and Catalogue of the Library. (To the ... Town Council, memorial of the Directors, etc.). written by Liverpool Institute and School of Art (LIVERPOOL) and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sarah Anderson's Travel Companion by : Sarah Anderson
Download or read book Sarah Anderson's Travel Companion written by Sarah Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who want to find out more about Africa and the Middle East than can be found in a normal guidebook, Sarah Anderson’s Travel Companion offers a delightfully informed personal selection, including travel literature, illustrated volumes, biographies and memoirs, and more. Travelers and readers can discover novels set in Kenya, cultural studies of Syria, or guidebooks best suited to their tastes. This is an indispensable companion for every serious reader of travel writing.
