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Tells the unforgettable story of Ronald and Florence Preston,the pioneering Victorian era couple who, with the help of 1000 mutinous coolies, not to mention all manner if beasts, attempt to build a railway line from exotic Mombassa all the way to Lake Victoria, deep in Africa's dark and wild heart.
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Frank Coates was born in Melbourne and for many years worked as a telecommunications engineer in Australia and overseas. In 1989 he was appointed as UN technical specialist in Nairobi, Kenya, and spent nearly four years working, travelling and researching in Africa. Frank now lives in Sydney. This is his fifth novel.
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0732279186
- ISBN 13 9780732279189
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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ISBN 10: 0732279186
ISBN 13: 9780732279189
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Beyond Mombasa tells the unforgettable story of Ronald and Florence Preston, the pioneering Victorian-era couple who, with the help of 1000 mutinous coolies, not to mention all manner of beasts, attempt the seemingly impossible - building a railway line from exotic Mombasa on the east coast all the way to Lake Victoria, deep in Africa's dark and wild heart. In an era when the French were threatening the British stronghold over Africa, this intrepid couple defy the odds in their quest to accomplish the greatest engineering feat the world had ever seen. But to achieve their goal they must overcome innumerable challenges: inhospitable terrain, floods, droughts, illness, man-eating lions, political pressures, warring tribesmen, traitors from within, not to mention the huge personal strain put on their marriage . . . 425 pages. Tanning to page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction; ISBN: 0732279186. ISBN/EAN: 9780732279189. Inventory No: 271185. Seller Inventory # 271185
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