"A fast-paced look at white personalities in Africa, a few well-knowns from the past and a few collected by the author in recent years . . . Denis Boyles knows the territory well."-- The New York Times Book Review In a series of ebullient and evocative portraits, journalist Denis Boyles chronicles the white men and women who journeyed to Africa in the twentieth century, seeking things they couldn't find at home. Daredevil flyers and dedicated missionaries, intrepid explorers, and charming con men--they all turn up ...
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"A fast-paced look at white personalities in Africa, a few well-knowns from the past and a few collected by the author in recent years . . . Denis Boyles knows the territory well."-- The New York Times Book Review In a series of ebullient and evocative portraits, journalist Denis Boyles chronicles the white men and women who journeyed to Africa in the twentieth century, seeking things they couldn't find at home. Daredevil flyers and dedicated missionaries, intrepid explorers, and charming con men--they all turn up in African Lives . You'll meet General Charles George "Chinese" Gordon, who, as governor of Equatoria in the 1870s, mapped the region, drove out slave traders, and made the area safe for travelers. There is gossip about Beryl Markham and Isak Dinesen, who were legendary rivals in literature and in love. There are also sketches of such colorful figures as Patrick Shaw, the 300-pound "Clint Eastwood" of Kenya, and George Pappas, a self-made millionaire pilot. Vivid, provocative, and insightful, African Lives is a testimony to the continent's hold on the popular imagination. "Entertaining . . . jazzy . . . Boyles' prose has a certain cheeky charm, and he spins some good yarns."-- The Washington Post
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Very good in fine dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. 225 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Minor shelf wear & foxing to binding, edges of text block & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with small scuffs & foxing. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1988 Weidenfeld & Nicolson. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has pale orange paper-covered boards with navy blue cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Shallow dent to the fore edge of the front cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 225 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Includes dust jacket.