A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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... hands of joyous young middies . The lottery as to the hour of arrival at Rio de Janeiro was won by the only lady on board ; and on entering the magnificent bay - a most lovely sight— we were saluted by a perfect storm of cannon and ...
... hands of joyous young middies . The lottery as to the hour of arrival at Rio de Janeiro was won by the only lady on board ; and on entering the magnificent bay - a most lovely sight— we were saluted by a perfect storm of cannon and ...
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... hands with all . Though the streets of Zanzibar are too narrow for a wheeled carriage , and the supply of water deficient , everything looked clean and neatly kept ; and the shop- 12 ZANZIBAR SLAVE - MARKET . keepers , chiefly Indians.
... hands with all . Though the streets of Zanzibar are too narrow for a wheeled carriage , and the supply of water deficient , everything looked clean and neatly kept ; and the shop- 12 ZANZIBAR SLAVE - MARKET . keepers , chiefly Indians.
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... hands . The largest single tusk we saw at Zanzibar weighed 165 lb .; length , 8 feet 7 inches ; greatest circumference , 1 foot 11 inches - all of the purest blue - tinted soft ivory . It belonged to Mr Webb , the American consul . He ...
... hands . The largest single tusk we saw at Zanzibar weighed 165 lb .; length , 8 feet 7 inches ; greatest circumference , 1 foot 11 inches - all of the purest blue - tinted soft ivory . It belonged to Mr Webb , the American consul . He ...
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... hand , and gave a tremendous scream ; but with great coaxing the affair was finished ; and , without having tied up any arteries , in a very few days he had the use of his hand , and recovered his temper . We never could understand the ...
... hand , and gave a tremendous scream ; but with great coaxing the affair was finished ; and , without having tied up any arteries , in a very few days he had the use of his hand , and recovered his temper . We never could understand the ...
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... hands of the women , turns over the light soil ; and the seed is dropped into a hole made by the woman's toe , and covered up . Manure is seldom used ; six months ' fallow would seem to be its substitute . Fields close to villages ...
... hands of the women , turns over the light soil ; and the seed is dropped into a hole made by the woman's toe , and covered up . Manure is seldom used ; six months ' fallow would seem to be its substitute . Fields close to villages ...
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A Walk Across Africa Or Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal Jam. Aug 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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Africa amongst animals antelope appeared Arab arms arrival asked bank bark-cloth beads beautiful Berber birds Blue Nile boat Bombay brought Budja called camels camp canoe Captain Speke carried cattle cloth colour covered cowries Crown Octavo dressed drums Edition Faloro feet four fowls Frij goats Gondokoro grain grass guns hands handsome head heard hills horns houses iron ivory journey Kamarasi Karague Karuma Falls Khartoom Kidi killed king lake leaves looked M'tessa Madi Manua Mariboo miles morning musquitoes natives never night Nile Nyanza party passed placed plantain plundered porters present race rain river rocks round Rumanika sand Seedees seen sent shot skin slaves sorghum spears stream sultan sweet potato tall told Toorkees traveller trees Turks tusks Uganda Unyamuezi Unyoro Victoria Nyanza village Waganda walked Wanyoro Watusi Wezee White Nile wild women wood yards Zanzibar