Author: Alan Caillou
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595007023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Right after World War II, a large part of the territory belonging to Ethiopia was declared a Reserved Area, under U.N. mandate until its ownership could be formally decided, and supervised by the British. Alan Caillou, still in the British army after serving in North Africa, found himself appointed its Police Commissioner. He became responsible for supervising law and order in a territory including a desert plain, mountains, two small towns, and a railroad line whose boundaries were defined as about 300 miles long and 20 feet wide. This book is the warm and amusing account of his two years there. With affection and understanding, Alan Caillou evokes the charm of this strange land, and its sometimes strange customs. Alan Caillou is an author with a thirst for adventure. During World War II he served with the British Intelligence Corps behind enemy lines in North Africa, was captured by the Italians, and escaped just before his scheduled execution. He then joined the guerillas to fight in Yugoslavia and Italy. After the war, he returned to Africa to become a safari guide. Mr. Caillou now makes his home in Arizona.
Sheba Slept Here
Author: Alan Caillou
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595007023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Right after World War II, a large part of the territory belonging to Ethiopia was declared a Reserved Area, under U.N. mandate until its ownership could be formally decided, and supervised by the British. Alan Caillou, still in the British army after serving in North Africa, found himself appointed its Police Commissioner. He became responsible for supervising law and order in a territory including a desert plain, mountains, two small towns, and a railroad line whose boundaries were defined as about 300 miles long and 20 feet wide. This book is the warm and amusing account of his two years there. With affection and understanding, Alan Caillou evokes the charm of this strange land, and its sometimes strange customs. Alan Caillou is an author with a thirst for adventure. During World War II he served with the British Intelligence Corps behind enemy lines in North Africa, was captured by the Italians, and escaped just before his scheduled execution. He then joined the guerillas to fight in Yugoslavia and Italy. After the war, he returned to Africa to become a safari guide. Mr. Caillou now makes his home in Arizona.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595007023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Right after World War II, a large part of the territory belonging to Ethiopia was declared a Reserved Area, under U.N. mandate until its ownership could be formally decided, and supervised by the British. Alan Caillou, still in the British army after serving in North Africa, found himself appointed its Police Commissioner. He became responsible for supervising law and order in a territory including a desert plain, mountains, two small towns, and a railroad line whose boundaries were defined as about 300 miles long and 20 feet wide. This book is the warm and amusing account of his two years there. With affection and understanding, Alan Caillou evokes the charm of this strange land, and its sometimes strange customs. Alan Caillou is an author with a thirst for adventure. During World War II he served with the British Intelligence Corps behind enemy lines in North Africa, was captured by the Italians, and escaped just before his scheduled execution. He then joined the guerillas to fight in Yugoslavia and Italy. After the war, he returned to Africa to become a safari guide. Mr. Caillou now makes his home in Arizona.
A Modern Translation of the Kebra Nagast
Author: Miguel F. Brooks
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569020326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Lost for centuries, the Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings) is a truly majestic unveiling of ancient secrets. These pages were excised by royal decree from the authorized 1611 King James version of the Bible. Originally recorded in the ancient Ethiopian language (Ge'ez) by anonymous scribes, The Red Sea Press, Inc. and Kingston Publishers now bring you a complete, accurate modern English translation of this long suppressed account. Here is the most startling and fascinating revelation of hidden truths; not only revealing the present location of the Ark of the Covenant, but also explaining fully many of the puzzling questions on Biblical topics which have remained unanswered up to today.
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569020326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Lost for centuries, the Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings) is a truly majestic unveiling of ancient secrets. These pages were excised by royal decree from the authorized 1611 King James version of the Bible. Originally recorded in the ancient Ethiopian language (Ge'ez) by anonymous scribes, The Red Sea Press, Inc. and Kingston Publishers now bring you a complete, accurate modern English translation of this long suppressed account. Here is the most startling and fascinating revelation of hidden truths; not only revealing the present location of the Ark of the Covenant, but also explaining fully many of the puzzling questions on Biblical topics which have remained unanswered up to today.
Queen Sheba's Ring
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Stewart's Quotable Africa
Author: Julia Stewart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0143027174
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The African continent is home to spectacularly expressive human beings: rebellious anti-colonial and opposition leaders, eloquent novelists, political and social activists, comical geniuses, pensive and philosophical poets and intellectuals, as well as a few raving dictators. And the body of proverbial wisdom from Africa alone could fill many volumes. Despite being eminently quotable, Africa is not so readily quoted. Stewart's Quotable Africa covers the whole of Africa - north to south and east to west - and includes memorable statements from hundreds of speakers including Nelson Mandela, Doris Lessing, Chinua Achebe, Julius Nyerere, Kofi Annan among others, as well as biblical passages and proverbs. Julia Stewart has spent over a decade collecting the 5000 plus quotes found in this book, all of them either by Africans or about African subjects.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0143027174
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The African continent is home to spectacularly expressive human beings: rebellious anti-colonial and opposition leaders, eloquent novelists, political and social activists, comical geniuses, pensive and philosophical poets and intellectuals, as well as a few raving dictators. And the body of proverbial wisdom from Africa alone could fill many volumes. Despite being eminently quotable, Africa is not so readily quoted. Stewart's Quotable Africa covers the whole of Africa - north to south and east to west - and includes memorable statements from hundreds of speakers including Nelson Mandela, Doris Lessing, Chinua Achebe, Julius Nyerere, Kofi Annan among others, as well as biblical passages and proverbs. Julia Stewart has spent over a decade collecting the 5000 plus quotes found in this book, all of them either by Africans or about African subjects.
Queen Sheba's Ring
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368438530
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368438530
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Queen Sheba's Ring
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Queen Sheba's Ring is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard set in central Africa. The treasure hunt tale about the discovery of a ring given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, the battle of two warier tribes and mysterious lost cities... This exciting and exotic story features plotting priests, beautiful women, and daring British adventurers. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and dark fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Queen Sheba's Ring is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard set in central Africa. The treasure hunt tale about the discovery of a ring given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, the battle of two warier tribes and mysterious lost cities... This exciting and exotic story features plotting priests, beautiful women, and daring British adventurers. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and dark fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
Queen Sheba's Ring - The Ultimate Treasure Hunt Tale
Author: Henry Rider Haggard
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Queen Sheba's Ring is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard set in central Africa. The treasure hunt tale about the discovery of a ring given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, the battle of two warier tribes and mysterious lost cities… This exciting and exotic story features plotting priests, beautiful women, and daring British adventurers. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and dark fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Queen Sheba's Ring is an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard set in central Africa. The treasure hunt tale about the discovery of a ring given to the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon himself, the battle of two warier tribes and mysterious lost cities… This exciting and exotic story features plotting priests, beautiful women, and daring British adventurers. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English writer of adventure novels and dark fantasy stories set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.
Golden Legends
Author: W. B. Carnochan
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804760985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
From the eighteenth century to the present, travellers, explorers, journalists, imaginative writers like Samuel Johnson, and legendary reggae musician Bob Marley have shared a fascination with Abyssinia. So did even earlier writers and mapmakers, who thought Abyssinia was the land of the mythical (and fabulously rich) Christian ruler, Prester John. The principal subject of this book is the allure of the exotic, as represented by Abyssinia, to the British imagination. In addition to Johnson and Marley, some others included are the eighteenth-century Scot James Bruce, nineteenth-century explorer Richard Burton, author Evelyn Waugh, Wilfred Thesiger (best known of twentieth-century British explorers), Sylvia Pankhurst (crusading journalist and daughter of the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst), and the contemporary Irish traveller Dervla Murphy. The author also considers the beginnings of anthropology and the variations of quest narrative in modern travel writing.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804760985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
From the eighteenth century to the present, travellers, explorers, journalists, imaginative writers like Samuel Johnson, and legendary reggae musician Bob Marley have shared a fascination with Abyssinia. So did even earlier writers and mapmakers, who thought Abyssinia was the land of the mythical (and fabulously rich) Christian ruler, Prester John. The principal subject of this book is the allure of the exotic, as represented by Abyssinia, to the British imagination. In addition to Johnson and Marley, some others included are the eighteenth-century Scot James Bruce, nineteenth-century explorer Richard Burton, author Evelyn Waugh, Wilfred Thesiger (best known of twentieth-century British explorers), Sylvia Pankhurst (crusading journalist and daughter of the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst), and the contemporary Irish traveller Dervla Murphy. The author also considers the beginnings of anthropology and the variations of quest narrative in modern travel writing.
Eccentric Graces
Author: Julia Stewart
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569021019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
There are some places that hound the imagination of a traveller for many years before they actually visit. The ancient lands of Eritrea and Ethiopia had such an effect on Julia Stewart and in this travelogue she brings to life the breathtaking landscapes, the gentle culture and rich history of these countries. Essential reading for anyone visiting Eritrea or Ethiopia. Illustrated with b/w photos.
Publisher: The Red Sea Press
ISBN: 9781569021019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
There are some places that hound the imagination of a traveller for many years before they actually visit. The ancient lands of Eritrea and Ethiopia had such an effect on Julia Stewart and in this travelogue she brings to life the breathtaking landscapes, the gentle culture and rich history of these countries. Essential reading for anyone visiting Eritrea or Ethiopia. Illustrated with b/w photos.
Bibliographia Aethiopica II
Author: Hans Wilhelm Lockot
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447036115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Erstmals wird hier die Fulle der englischsprachigen Athiopienliteratur geordnet dargeboten. In 100 Sections fuhrt der Autor alle fur die wissenschaftliche Beschaftigung mit Athiopien wichtigen Buch- und Zeitschriftenbeitrage zum Beispiel zur "Historyof Research", "Archaeology", "Religion", aber auch Fragen der "Sociology", "Agriculture", "Zoology" und "Medical Sciences" auf. Wie im Falle der deutschsprachigen Literatur ("Bibliographia Aethiopica: Die athiopienkundliche Literatur des deutschsprachigenRaumes" = Aethiopistische Forschungen 9 [1982]) berucksichtigt der Autor auch alle ihm zuganglichen Besprechungen, womit bei einer Aufnahme von mehr als 24.000 Titeln eine Art "Bibliographic Enzyclopedia" entstanden ist.
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447036115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Erstmals wird hier die Fulle der englischsprachigen Athiopienliteratur geordnet dargeboten. In 100 Sections fuhrt der Autor alle fur die wissenschaftliche Beschaftigung mit Athiopien wichtigen Buch- und Zeitschriftenbeitrage zum Beispiel zur "Historyof Research", "Archaeology", "Religion", aber auch Fragen der "Sociology", "Agriculture", "Zoology" und "Medical Sciences" auf. Wie im Falle der deutschsprachigen Literatur ("Bibliographia Aethiopica: Die athiopienkundliche Literatur des deutschsprachigenRaumes" = Aethiopistische Forschungen 9 [1982]) berucksichtigt der Autor auch alle ihm zuganglichen Besprechungen, womit bei einer Aufnahme von mehr als 24.000 Titeln eine Art "Bibliographic Enzyclopedia" entstanden ist.