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~ Alan Ryan (Author) "AS WE APPROACHED THE NARROW ENTRANCE OF THE INNER BAY, A PICTURE PRESENTED ITSELF THAT APPEARED MORE LIKE THE VISION OF SOME 'FAIRY DREAM' THAN..." (more)
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Mark Twain, Jan Morris, P. J. O’Rourke, and Michael Palin are just a few of the contributors to this provocative armchair tour of South Africa, which takes us from Capetown to Soweto, from 1850 to the present. Introduction by the Editor. Map.


About the Author

Alan Ryan is a contributing editor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt with titles including: The Readers Companion to Alaska.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Harvest Books; 1 edition (February 4, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0156005581
  • ISBN-13: 978-0156005586
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #888,759 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Interesting clips from writers who visited South Africa through time (1860 to 1997). Gives a good feel for what it was like then and now. Includes a Mark Twain entry from his diary. Great insight to the area.
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