The Clapperton Diaries
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The Clapperton Diaries
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Author : John Clapperton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Clapperton Diaries written by John Clapperton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Clapperton, John categories.
An account of John Clapperton's childhood growing up in New Zealand during the Second World War, his travels overseas and his experiences living in the Far North of New Zealand. The author's aim is to ensure the memories of New Zealand seventy years ago are not completely lost. Book includes the illustrated diary by John's grandfather, who left Scotland in 1885 aboard The Crusader, and which we have published within verbatim.
George Clapperton Diary
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1847
George Clapperton Diary written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1847 with Ocean travel categories.
Diary kept by George Clapperton on board the Agincourt, from Gravesend to Sydney.
Om89 01 George Clapperton Diary
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Author : George Clapperton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1847
Om89 01 George Clapperton Diary written by George Clapperton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1847 with Ocean travel categories.
Diary kept by George Clapperton on board the Agincourt, from Gravesend to Sydney.
Hugh Clapperton Into The Interior Of Africa
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Author : Jamie Lockhart
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2005-03-01
Hugh Clapperton Into The Interior Of Africa written by Jamie Lockhart and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-01 with History categories.
Hugh Clapperton, Scottish explorer and diplomat, made two expeditions into the interior of West Africa, the first across the Sahara Desert and the second inland from the Bight of Benin. His first expedition in 1822-24, crossed the Sahara to Borno. A second expedition, also an official mission of the British Government, was undertaken in 1825-27 and is the subject of this volume. Clapperton's diaries have been transcribed and reproduced in a form as close as possible to the original raw material.
The Last Blank Spaces
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Author : Dane Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Last Blank Spaces written by Dane Kennedy and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with History categories.
The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. The Last Blank Spaces follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality.
Exploring The World
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Author : Alexander Maitland
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-11-03
Exploring The World written by Alexander Maitland and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised their achievements by awarding its prestigious gold medals to those who have contributed most to our knowledge of the world. Taking us on a journey across mountains and deserts, oceans and seas, Exploring the World tells the stories of more than eighty of these extraordinary men and women. Some, such as David Livingstone, Scott of the Antarctic and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, are well known; whilst others, such as William Chandless and Ney Elias, are today less familiar. Some dreamed of being the first to sight a lake or a river; others sighted some of the world's greatest natural features by chance. Some were naturalists, anthropologists or mountaineers; others went in search of explorers who had vanished without trace, or had been shipwrecked or marooned. Filled with epic tales of endurance and perseverance, Exploring the World celebrates a group of exceptional individuals possessed of indomitable courage, boundless determination and adventurous spirit. It portrays a variety of fascinating lives driven by curiosity, wanderlust and the pursuit of knowledge - and, in doing so, provides a unique overview of two centuries of exploration.
Eat The Heart Of The Infidel
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Author : Andrew Walker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-01
Eat The Heart Of The Infidel written by Andrew Walker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-01 with Political Science categories.
Boko Haram's appetite for violence and kidnapping women has thrust them to the top of the global news agenda. In a few years they all but severed parts of Nigeria-Africa's most populous state and largest economy-from the hands of the government. When Boko Haram speaks, the world sees a grimacing ranting demagogue who taunts viewers claiming he will 'eat the heart of the infidels' and calling on Nigerians to reject their corrupt democracy and return to a 'pure' form of Islam. Thousands have been slaughtered in their campaign of purification which has evolved through a five-year bloody civil war. Civilians are trapped between the militants and the military and feel preyed upon by both. Boko Haram did not emerge fully formed. In Northern Nigeria, which has witnessed many caliphates in the past, radical ideas flourish and strange sects are common. For decades, Nigeria's politicians and oligarchs fed on the resources of a state buoyed by oil and turned public institutions into spoons for the pot. When the going was good it didn't matter. But now a new ravenous force threatens Nigeria.
Jacob Goode And His Burnett Inn
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Author : Dr. Judith A. Grimes
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-09-25
Jacob Goode And His Burnett Inn written by Dr. Judith A. Grimes and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-25 with History categories.
Jacob Goode came first to Sydney in the early 1830’s but came north after some bad decisions corroded his business. He became one of the colourful characters of the early settlement of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Becoming an hotelier gave him the opportunity to indulge in his favourite pass times of horse racing and excessive use of alcohol. When things got a bit too hot to handle he sold his hotel, packed his dray, and headed for the mountains to the north-west. Being given approval by the owner of the station on which he stopped on his odyssey (that’s a good word eh?) he set up camp and before the end of 1848 the Burnett Inn, or Goodes Inn, as it was also known, was established at Noogoonida. Once settled his his wife, Jane, arrived to help him run the Inn. This area of the South Burnett could have been likened to the roaring days of the American West; characters came and went and put life into the buildings that he established before his death in 1858. In ten years, Jacob had established the area and provided the Inn, Store, Post Office, holding yards, Church, Court Room and Police Quarters and Gaol, which was the genesis of the township of Nanango. Jacob and Jane lived a full life but ten years of excessive drinking and incurred debts caused their eventual death and the demise of his dreams.
Borno Museum Society Newsletter
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Borno Museum Society Newsletter written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Borno State (Nigeria) categories.
Geographers
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Author : Charles W. J. Withers
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-14
Geographers written by Charles W. J. Withers and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-14 with History categories.
The Geographers Bio-bibliographical Series Volume 28 includes essays on Dick Chorley, the influential geomorphologist, Charles P. Daly, long-serving president of the American Geographical Society, Marion Newbigin, one of the leading women geographers of the early twentieth century and Peter Heyleyn, early modern humanist, historian and geographical author.