Travel in the White Man's Grave
Author | : Donald MacIntosh |
Publisher | : Little Brown GBR |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2001-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0349114358 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780349114354 |
Rating | : 4/5 (354 Downloads) |
Download or read book Travel in the White Man's Grave written by Donald MacIntosh and published by Little Brown GBR. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Posted to Nigeria in 1954, the author, a Scottish forester, spent the next thirty years traveling through the "white man's grave"--The vast, mysterious, primeval forests of West and Central Africa. He heard tales of ancient Africa from the lips of hunters, fishermen and witch doctors; encountered the incredible creatures of the forest, from the magficent leopard to the homicidal buffalo;and befriended a range of remarkable and eccentric characters such as "Old Man Africa"," Magic T. Sperm", "Famous Sixpence" and "Pisspot". With the forests now sadly decimated, this is a rare, poignant and sometimes hilarious glimpse into Africa's vanished past.