Search Results for ‘Africa’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘History Books’ - 11 matches found

Blood River - A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

'Blood River' tells of author Tim Butcher's unbelievable solo journey down the river Congo, through the heart of Africa. Ever since Henry Morton Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the...

Barrow's Boys

"Barrows Boy's" records the history of British exploration in the first half of the 19th century, examining events in the Arctic, Antarctic, Australia and West Africa. Fleming dusts down the surreal...

The State of Africa - A History of Fifty Years of Independence

Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Meredith's magisterial history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century...

Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent

In addressing such issues as the incompetent intervention of Western Governments and the battle between the tribal way of life and the modern world, the author paints a picture of Africa that is often...

Africa: A Biography of the Continent

This is a well-written history that will challenge the way many people think about the continent. Starting from its geological formation, Reader traces the continent's history through to the civil wars...

A History of Ethiopia

In this concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. This study demonstrates that there is more to Ethiopia's existence...

Ancient Egypt

From renowned makers of children's reference books worldwide, comes the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness guide to Ancient Egypt. Travel back in time to this remarkable civilization and discover how ordinary...

The Emperor

“The Emperor” is a classic piece of reportage, beginning as it must after the fall of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy; Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to...

Traveller's History of Egypt

“A Traveller’s History of Egypt” communicates the magic of the pharaohs alongside a level-headed discussion of Islam for the benefit of modern travellers. This book does not just concentrate on the...

The Africa House

Christina Lamb’s “Africa House” is a startling tale of Africa and the Empire, all ensconced within one man’s attempt to make an idyll for himself in the African bush.
Stewart Gore-Brown build himself...

Sakkara and Memphis

Practical descriptions of the sites of the major antiquities of Sakkara and Memphis, including the Old Kingdom necropolis, with photographs and plans.