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Documents the author's three-thousand-mile trek across Africa, a foot journey marked by such challenges as land mines, a syphilitic donkey, and giant cockroaches, in an account that also muses on the experiences of such explorers as David Livingstone, Sir H. M. Stanley, and Sir Francis Galton. 10,000 first printing.
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Fran Sandham was an editor at Rough Guides, and worked as a bookseller and in the voluntary sector before that. He has travelled in over 40 countries. He lives in Brighton and London.
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"An incredible story ... terrific writing skills and a great sense of humor make this one of my top books for the year. Highly recommended" -- John Speer, GOODREADS.COM
"At last - intrepid dispatches from a traveller refreshingly aware of his own folly. Sandham is a likeable and self-deprecating narrator, and I found myself increasingly gripped" -- The Observer
"High above the vast pile of African-adventure travelogues" -- The New York Times
"At last - intrepid dispatches from a traveller refreshingly aware of his own folly. Sandham is a likeable and self-deprecating narrator, and I found myself increasingly gripped" -- The Observer
"High above the vast pile of African-adventure travelogues" -- The New York Times
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- PublisherThe Overlook Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1590200365
- ISBN 13 9781590200360
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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