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Side viii
In doing so , try as much as possible to give , relatively , a corresponding
valuation to each succeeding country , in the order in which you passed through
them — I mean , as regards the products and the capabilities of the countries , the
...
In doing so , try as much as possible to give , relatively , a corresponding
valuation to each succeeding country , in the order in which you passed through
them — I mean , as regards the products and the capabilities of the countries , the
...
Side 18
A jail official here announced that the Sultan wished the sahib to give the order ,
and I informed Colonel Rigby of the circumstance . He at once saw through the
timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had been passed weeks ago ,
he ...
A jail official here announced that the Sultan wished the sahib to give the order ,
and I informed Colonel Rigby of the circumstance . He at once saw through the
timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had been passed weeks ago ,
he ...
Side 40
The worst features in this Wazaramo race are , that they will give travellers no aid
, and will pounce upon stray men . They are polygamists ; their only faith is belief
in the " black art ; " and though residing on the borders of civilisation , they have ...
The worst features in this Wazaramo race are , that they will give travellers no aid
, and will pounce upon stray men . They are polygamists ; their only faith is belief
in the " black art ; " and though residing on the borders of civilisation , they have ...
Side 48
... made excellent servants , and were famous at killing or capturing wild animals .
The most esteemed women were of the Wahumah tribe from Karague ; they
resembled the Abyssinians . Let me give the reader some idea of our life here .
... made excellent servants , and were famous at killing or capturing wild animals .
The most esteemed women were of the Wahumah tribe from Karague ; they
resembled the Abyssinians . Let me give the reader some idea of our life here .
Side 49
He would then transact business , chat , and give you the gossip at any hour you
might sit by him on his carpet . To us it seemed strange that he never stopped
talking when prayers from the Koran were being read to him by a “ Bookeen , " or
...
He would then transact business , chat , and give you the gossip at any hour you
might sit by him on his carpet . To us it seemed strange that he never stopped
talking when prayers from the Koran were being read to him by a “ Bookeen , " or
...
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A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal |
| Forfatter | James Augustus Grant |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and sons, 1864 |
| Original fra | Harvard University |
| Digitalisert | 30. aug 2007 |
| Lengde | 452 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |