Touching the Moon by John Preston

Touching the Moon by John Preston

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Summary

The Mountains of the Moon straddle the border between Uganda and Zaire in East Africa. A place of extraordinary beauty (Mohammed believed it was the Garden of Paradise) today Uganda is a country scarred by poverty, civil war and disease. John Preston went there to square dreams with reality.

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Touching the Moon by John Preston

The Mountains of the Moon straddle the border between Uganda and Zaire in East Africa. A place of extraordinary beauty (Mohammed believed it was the Garden of Paradise was found) today Uganda is a country scarred by poverty, civil war and disease. John Preston went there to square dreams with reality and his book evokes the Africa of Rider Haggard, Stanley and Sir Richard Burton as he confronts the myths of its past with the bleak realities of Africa today.
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ISBN 13 9780434602605
ISBN 10 0434602604
Title Touching the Moon
Author John Preston
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 1990-08-13
Number of pages 228
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.