Scott, Philippa.
Lucky Me:
(Kenilworth Press, 1990).
Illustrated by more than 90 photographs. The book is an evocation of the early life of Philippa Scott (nee Talbot-Ponsonby's) - her childhood in South Africa, school, climbing holidays, her time in the Land Army in World War II and a spell in Yugoslavia during the Cold War. She married Peter Scott in Reykjavik in 1951. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C5734
Keywords: 1872082114, Lucky Me, Philippa Scott, Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby, Land Army, Peter Scott, South Africa, World War Two, wars, Second World War, World War II, Britain, British, history, england, English, autobiography, autobiographical, memoirs, memoir, autobiographies, life history, life histories, women writers, Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Thjorsaver Expedition, Reykjavik
Price £6.00.
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Blixen, Karen.
Out of Africa:
(Penguin, rpt, 1954).
Paperback. Bottom right-hand corner creased / bumped, otherwise good. 330pp. Order No. NSBK-C1161
Keywords: B0000CITMW, Africa, African
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Groves, Derek.
The Roof of Africa on Wheels:
(Alfresco Books, 1999).
Commentary by Jon Amos. Foreword by Chris Bonnington. Jon Amos became a paraplegic following a road accident when just 17. Since then he has advanced the awareness of what a person with a disability can achieve by the challenges he has personally undertaken, raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process. In 1998 he attained an altitude record by someone in a wheelchair - 16,040 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro. This book vividly describes the preparation and actual ascent by Jon and the team. With a fascinating selection of colour photographs, this story of Jon's grit and determination, and the dedicated teamwork of those who accompanied him, makes inspiring reading. Paperback. Fine. 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A6269
Keywords: 1873727119, Africa, African, Derek Groves, Alfresco Books, Jon Amos, Chris Bonnington, wheelchairs, mountains, mountaineering, disabilities, disability, teamwork, climbing, Mount Kilimanjaro, twentieth century, paraplegics, paraplegic sports, Moshi International School, Moshi Club, Tanzania, wheelchair sport, British Wheelchair Sports Foundation, Marangu Gate, Tanzanian National Parks, TANAPA, Arusha, Mkombozi Street Kids Project, Kishari Orphanage, Mandara Hut, Brice Bennett's Trekking Lodge, Horombo, Kibo, Mwereni Primary School, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC, Arusha National Park, Ngurdoto Crater, Momella Lodge, Poverty Africa, Cyclone Wheelchairs
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Walker, Carole.
A Saviour of Living Cargoes: the Life and Work of Caroline Chisholm
(Wolds Publishing, first UK edition, 2010).
Caroline Chisholm's philanthropic work was of lasting benefit to British emigrants and colonies - to Australia in particular. In New South Wales, she found shelter and employment for female immigrants and pressed officials to adopt her schemes for settling families on the land. In London, she arranged free passages for emancipists' wives and children and encouraged families to emigrate to Australia. In Victorian goldfields, she provided accommodation for the needy traveller. Tireless and resourceful, she cared little for personal reward or position; and by her own endeavours and careful persuasion, she demonstrated her faith in people, the strength of womanhood, and the need to protect the vulnerable and help working people and their families. This biography casts new light on her life and achievements. Paperback. Brand new, mint condition. xvi + 239pp. Order No. NSBK-C14738
Keywords: 9780956472403, Caroline Chisholm, Australia, pioneers, Australian, women travellers, biography, biographies, women, history, nineteenth century, 19th century, immigration, migration, emigration, colonialism, imperialism, Carole Walker, India, Indian, emigrants, philanthropy, New South Wales, colonies, women's history, Victorian
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Howard, Cecil.
Mary Kingsley:
(Hutchinson, 2nd impression, 1957).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps & stickers, otherwise good in chipped dustwrapper. 231pp. Order No. NSBK-C448
Keywords: B0007J1T72, Mary Kingsley, woman traveller, women travellers, woman traveler, women travelers, Victorian, nineteenth century, women's history, Britain, British, England, English, African, history, West Africa
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Stock, Catherine McNichol and Johnston, R., eds.
The Countryside in the Age of the Modern State: Political Histories of Rural America
(Cornell UP, 2001).
Paperback. Fine. xii + 335pp. Order No. NSBK-A9517
Keywords: 0801487714, country, countryside, state, America, American, politics, political rural, countryside, country, state, land, African Americans, Victorian, twentieth century, nineteenth, 20th, 19th, USA
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Hunter, Guy.
Modernizing Peasant Societies: A Comparative Study in Asia and Africa
(OUP, 1969).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, edges rubbed, otherwise good. x + 324pp. Order No. NSBK-A8461
Keywords: 0192181831, peasants, peasant societies, society, Asia, Africa, Asian, African, poverty, poor, agriculture, agricultural, land, Tanzanian, education, educational, schools, schooling
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St. Barbe Baker, Richard.
The Brotherhood of Trees:
(Figurehead, no date).
Illustrated. With a Working Men's College Library bookplate to inner board. Hardback. Ex-Working Men's College Library stamps throughout. White cloth spine soiled, some scratching to green suede boards. Internally good. 64pp. Order No. NSBK-B7658
Keywords: B0006DHAX6, trees, tree planters, forest, forests, woods, history, Africa, African, N'gai
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Williams, Harry.
Quest Beyond the Sahara:
(Robert Hale, 1965).
Illustrated. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, covers soiled, otherwise good. 190pp. Order No. NSBK-A5810
Keywords: B0000CMIM9, Dixon Denham, Sahara, African, Africa, Hugh Clapperton, Richard Lemon Lander, camels, Sahara Desert, Arabs, Arabians, Algeria, Kano, Sokoto, Boussa Rapids, Nigeria
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Tilley, Helen with Gordon, Robert J.
Ordering Africa: Anthropology, European Imperialism and the Politics of Knowledge
(MUP, 2007).
Studies in Imperialism. Hardback. Fine in dustwrapper. xiv + 390pp. Order No. NSBK-A14525
Keywords: 9780719062391, African, Africa, imperialism, imperial, colonial, colonialism, anthropology, history, Empire, colonial administration, French Congo, Sudan, Kenya, Belgian Congo, Gabon, essays, ethnography
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