Alan Paton
Lost City of the Kalahari
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In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named Kalahari Polka, on the craziest expedition ever to enter the unknown. The goal was to make archaeological history by locating a mythical Lost City in a remote range of mountains deep in the Kalahari Desert. Included in the party was Alan Paton, acclaimed author of Cry, the Beloved Country, chairman of the newly-formed South African Liberal Party, and a leading political voice of his time. Lost City of the Kalahari is Paton's hitherto unpublished account of the odd adventure. Recounted with dry, self-deprecating wit and supplemented by hand-…
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In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named Kalahari Polka, on the craziest expedition ever to enter the unknown. The goal was to make archaeological history by locating a mythical Lost City in a remote range of mountains deep in the Kalahari Desert. Included in the party was Alan Paton, acclaimed author of Cry, the Beloved Country, chairman of the newly-formed South African Liberal Party, and a leading political voice of his time. Lost City of the Kalahari is Paton's hitherto unpublished account of the odd adventure. Recounted with dry, self-deprecating wit and supplemented by hand-drawn maps, provisions lists, photographs, 8mm film stills, and other fascinating memorabilia from the period, this entertaining travelogue brings to life the quirky cast of characters, rough discomforts of the journey, tedium of unvarying landscape, vast desert vistas, and encounters with wild Bushmen and other Kalahari people. And through it
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-86914-066-3
- EAN: 9781869140663
- Produktnummer: 23321091
- Verlag: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Masse: H15.9 cm x B23.6 cm x D1.1 cm 306 g
- Gewicht: 306
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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