African Exploits The Diaries of William Stairs, 1887-1892 |
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Author:
| MacLaren, Roy D. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1640-3 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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A record of the experiences of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s, African Exploits provides a disturbing record of William Stairs's two African expeditions and the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent."
A record of the experiences of a young Canadian caught up in European expansion into Africa in the 1880s, African Exploits provides a disturbing record of William Stairs's two African expeditions and the devastating clash of cultures that occurred during the imperial scramble for the "dark continent."