Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xviii, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-410) and index. |
Contents |
I am not a slave -- Shots, knives, yells, corpses, and fire -- Like a hawk after a mouse -- A girl from the harem -- So absurd an errand -- Heart of a lion -- Sitt, I be your boy -- A perfect hell -- Are the men willing to march? -- A gorilla in London -- Tock-tock-tock -- The water cabbages are moving -- My legs are but useless things -- Life so uncertain here -- A courageous lady -- Supreme and absolute power -- My lady and I shall proceed alone -- Not a gentleman in the whole of Africa -- The legendary reputation for Amazonian qualities -- That disgraceful outrage -- You promised you would never return without me -- How can I live? -- March 11, 1916. |
Subject |
Baker, Florence, Lady.
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Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893.
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Explorers -- Nile River -- Biography.
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Women explorers -- Nile River -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography.
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Women explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography.
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Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration.
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Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
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Added Title |
Heart of the Nile |
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Lady Florence Baker and the exploration of Central Africa |
ISBN |
0060505559: $25.95 |
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