Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla Country With an Account of a Mission to Ras Ali In 1848 |
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| Author:
| Plowden, Walter Chichele |
| Editor:
| Plowden, Trevor Chichele |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-03145-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $61.99 |
Book Description:
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Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (1820-60) were published in Britain. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history, and this book contains his richly detailed accounts of all levels of Abyssinian society.
Eight years after his death, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (1820-60) were published in Britain. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history, and this book contains his richly detailed accounts of all levels of Abyssinian society.