This is the stuff of legends — the true story of the life of Trader Horn. Down on his luck in old age, Horn recounts his wild youth as an ivory trader in central Africa, journeying into jungles teaming with buffalo, gorillas, and man-eating leopards; liberating an Isorga princess from captivity; navigating treacherous rivers; freeing slaves; and meeting Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. Trader Horn is a vivid and unforgettable portrait of a vanished period in African history. “An amazing book.... It casts a spell over one.” — The New York Times Book Review
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"It is bright with terrible and relentless life. It holds all glamourous romance in the span of one life." -- Outlook
"Of truly remarkable interest, color, and value. It is infused with the poetry of wonder." -- Saturday Review of Literature
"Trader Horn, the book and the man....speak so mightily that they may be read...with unflagging zest." -- Boston Transcript
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"Trader Horn, the book and the man....speak so mightily that they may be read...with unflagging zest." -- Boston Transcript
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This review is from: Trader Horn: A Young Man's Astounding Adventures in 19th Century Equatorial Africa (Travelers' Tales Classics) (Paperback)
I don't know if I'd call it astounding, but it's an interesting story about early trading in equatorial Africa, well worth reading for those interested.
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EDUCATED at St. Edward's College, Liverpool, where I met as young companions Julian Venezuela of Venezuela, South America, Little Peru, son of the Peruvian President, Etienne Vangoche of Bogota, two nabobs from the cream of the Negro Republic Haiti in the West Indies, other sons of the most prominent people in Brazil, likewise the Count of Zeres in Spain (where the most of our best sherry wine comes from). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herr Schiff, Samba Falls, Little Peru, Ogowe River, George Bussey, Muni River, Ivory Coast, Lake Azingo, Count de Brazza, Equatorial Africa, Isange Island, Trader Horn, Miss Hasken, New York, Peter Nolan, Ruby Queen, Alfred Aloysius Horn, Angani River, Cape Lopes, Cape Lopez, Fernandez Vaz, Golden City, Herr Boome, Honest John, Old Dom New!
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EDUCATED at St. Edward's College, Liverpool, where I met as young companions Julian Venezuela of Venezuela, South America, Little Peru, son of the Peruvian President, Etienne Vangoche of Bogota, two nabobs from the cream of the Negro Republic Haiti in the West Indies, other sons of the most prominent people in Brazil, likewise the Count of Zeres in Spain (where the most of our best sherry wine comes from). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herr Schiff, Samba Falls, Little Peru, Ogowe River, George Bussey, Muni River, Ivory Coast, Lake Azingo, Count de Brazza, Equatorial Africa, Isange Island, Trader Horn, Miss Hasken, New York, Peter Nolan, Ruby Queen, Alfred Aloysius Horn, Angani River, Cape Lopes, Cape Lopez, Fernandez Vaz, Golden City, Herr Boome, Honest John, Old Dom New!
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- Trader Horn: Being the Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn by Alfred Aloysius Horn in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Video Night in Kathmandu by Pico Iyer in Back Matter
- Hold the Enlightenment by Tim Cahill in Front Matter
- The Rivers Ran East: Travelers' Tales Classics by Leonard Clark in Back Matter
- Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Tim Cahill in Front Matter
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