Difficult and Dangerous Roads by Hugh Clapperton

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Difficult and Dangerous Roads by Hugh Clapperton

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Difficult and Dangerous Roads by Hugh Clapperton

Hugh Clapperton was one of the first British explorers to enter the central Sahara, but his journals have never been published before. Recently discovered in South Africa, they show him to be one of the most sensitive and sympathetic travellers, his observations untainted by any sense of moral superiority. Hugh Clapperton has a sharp eye for detail, be it wind-stiller magicians, the effect of the evil eye or slave skeletons clustered around well heads. He hears musicians in jackal-headed masks and bagpipes in a wedding procession. He has a gift for friendship, feasting locals, offering himself to women and delighting in the company of both dignified tribal sheikhs and fearsome renegades like Mustapha the Red.

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ISBN 13 9781900209069
ISBN 10 1900209063
Title Difficult and Dangerous Roads
Author Hugh Clapperton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Eland Publishing Ltd
Year published 2004-03-26
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.