Lost Lion of Empire. The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan
by Paice, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: HarperCollins, 2001). 8vo; original black boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xv + (i) + 470, incl. index; several maps; monochrome photographic plates. Near fine condition; dustwrapper edges very slightly curled and spine panel a little sunned. "Ewart Grogan, a gentleman adventurer dubbed 'the boldest and baddest of a bold, bad gang' of pioneering settlers in Kenya, was gifted far beyond the ordinary. Possessed of disarmingly good looks, magnetic charm, a formidable intellect and a near boundless ego, he was famed throughout the British Empire as one of the most brilliant - and controversial - figures of African colonial history. ... The dazzling and maverick Grogan was a founding father of colonial Kenya, and one of only a handful of participants in the Scramble for Africa who also witnessed decolonization. Asked in later life to impart the secret of his longevity Grogan mischievously replied: 'to smoke very heavily, drink and eat very little and not take anything in life too seriously'. Lost Lion of Empire is a brilliant and powerful account of the life of an exceptional man and the birth of a country." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3352
- Title
- Lost Lion of Empire. The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan
- Author
- Paice, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: HarperCollins, 2001)
- Keywords
- Ewart Grogan. Matabele War. African exploration. Travel. East African Campaign. Kenya. British Empire. Imperialism. East Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- East Africa;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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