Trader Horn : a young man's astounding adventures in 19th century equatorial Africa / Ethelreda Lewis

Lewis, Ethelreda

ISBN 10: 1885211813 / ISBN 13: 9781885211811

Published by San Francisco : Travelers' Tales, 2002

About this Item

Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical Description; xxi, 250 pages : map ; 21 cm. Subjects; Adventure and adventurers. Adventure and adventurers Africa, West Biography. Africa, West Biography. Africa, West Description and travel. Horn, Trader. Horn, Trader, 1861-1931. Travel. West Africa. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trader Horn : a young man's astounding adventures in 19th century equatorial Africa / Ethelreda Lewis
• Publisher: San Francisco : Travelers' Tales
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885211813
• ISBN 13: 9781885211811
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

This is the stuff of legends — the true story of the life of Trader Horn. Down on his luck in old age, Horn recounts his wild youth as an ivory trader in central Africa, journeying into jungles teaming with buffalo, gorillas, and man-eating leopards; liberating an Isorga princess from captivity; navigating treacherous rivers; freeing slaves; and meeting Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. Trader Horn is a vivid and unforgettable portrait of a vanished period in African history. “An amazing book.... It casts a spell over one.” — The New York Times Book Review

Synopsis

The nineteenth-century travel memoirs of a teenage British ivory trader in central Africa describe his journey through jungles teeming with dangerous wildlife, his rescue of an Isorga princess and native slaves, and his encounter with Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. Reprint.