An account of a trip by river boat-barge with 1600 passengers nearly 1000 miles up the Congo River, through the rain forest of eastern Zaire, in central Africa. The author, a journalist, comments on the politics of the country as well as describing daily life on the barge.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR004702713
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A VG+ unmarked copy which has usual age darkening to page edges with VG+ complete dustjacket. A fascinating journey by the author and her travelling companion, travelling in a dilapidated riverboat up the mainstream of the Congo, and into the geographic centre of the African continent. Once there they strike out over land through the Ituri rain forest, sanctuary of the gracious pygmies, past the snow capped Mountains of the Moon, then down into the Great Rift Valley, where man's ancestors evolved. 1 map and 26 photographs. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 004937
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