Matabeleland and the Victoria Falls

Author : Charles Oates,David Saffery

Paperback

Published : Sunday 1 April 2007

ISBN : 9780955393648

Price : €15.15

Description

On New Years Eve 1874, the British explorer and naturalist Frank Oates became one of the first Europeans since David Livingstone to see the magnificent Victoria Falls. A month later, he was dead from malaria, aged 34.This book draws on the original diaries, letters and sketches of Frank Oates to paint a vivid picture of the Victorian exploration of Central Africa. It documents his encounters with legendary rulers such as King Lobengula of the Ndebele and larger-than-life characters like the ivory hunter Frederick Selous, and records Oates final, fatal trek through the Zambezi Valley towards Victoria Falls.Offering the modern reader an unparalleled view of nineteenth-century Africa at a period of transition, "Matabeleland and The Victoria Falls" is detailed, personal, and compelling.

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