Author Name: Burton Richard F.,
Title: FIRST FOOTSTEPS IN EAST AFRICA.. Edited with an Introduction and Additional Chapters By Gordon Waterfield.
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 8 Vo.,
Publisher: New York Frederick A. Praeger, 1966
Seller ID: 1123543
red cloth, gilt spine, xii, 320 p. illustrations,, maps, ports., spine of d.j sunned, light soil to d.j. a volume in Praeger's Travelers and Explorers series. in protective mylar. Burton's account of this expedition which was to cross East Africa from Berbera to Zanzibar was abandoned when , on the night of April 19/20 1855 Burton and his companions were attacked by Somali Raiders, William Stroyan was killed, Burton and John Hanning Speke were severely wounded and their supplies were pillaged. The value of this book is enhansed because Waterfield has drawn on material in the official reports and private letters, including the testimony of Somali and Indian members of the expedition about what they had seen and done the night of the attack.
Exploration, Travel, Burton Richard Francis, africa, East Africa, Horn of Africa -- Description and Travel, Harari Language, Harar ,Description and Travel,
Price =
45.00 USD
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