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Side 16
... opercula , and goods from all quarters of the world , change hands . The
largest single tusk we saw at Zanzibar weighed 1652 lb . ; length , 8 feet 71
inches ; greatest circumference , 1 foot 11 inches — all of the purest blue - tinted
soft ivory .
... opercula , and goods from all quarters of the world , change hands . The
largest single tusk we saw at Zanzibar weighed 1652 lb . ; length , 8 feet 71
inches ; greatest circumference , 1 foot 11 inches — all of the purest blue - tinted
soft ivory .
Side 24
Their captain , distinguished by a high head - dress of ostrich plumes stuck
through a strip of scarlet flannel , seeing all ready , led the caravan in single file
with great dignity during the march . The pace was never more than three and a
half ...
Their captain , distinguished by a high head - dress of ostrich plumes stuck
through a strip of scarlet flannel , seeing all ready , led the caravan in single file
with great dignity during the march . The pace was never more than three and a
half ...
Side 26
... our camp at Ugogo suffered from heavy north and west gusts of wind , which
set in at 9 A . M . , or from dust - " | storms lasting two or more hours . In December
the rain for the time would almost crush our little single canvass tents , but it ...
... our camp at Ugogo suffered from heavy north and west gusts of wind , which
set in at 9 A . M . , or from dust - " | storms lasting two or more hours . In December
the rain for the time would almost crush our little single canvass tents , but it ...
Side 39
... for which , however , we were not unprepared . The villagers en route turned
out to see the white men ; amongst them , during a single march , we saw two
albinos , one of whom had black woolly hair . Again , of an afternoon , we
considered ...
... for which , however , we were not unprepared . The villagers en route turned
out to see the white men ; amongst them , during a single march , we saw two
albinos , one of whom had black woolly hair . Again , of an afternoon , we
considered ...
Side 53
After this severe defeat many plans were proposed for affording relief . “ The
single cannon must be sent in the morning . ” Moossah was tired of assisting
them . “ The Arabs stick at nothing ; they had expended twenty barrels of his
gunpowder ...
After this severe defeat many plans were proposed for affording relief . “ The
single cannon must be sent in the morning . ” Moossah was tired of assisting
them . “ The Arabs stick at nothing ; they had expended twenty barrels of his
gunpowder ...
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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 |