In search of remarkable trees: on safari in southern Africa\ - Pakenham, Thomas
On Safari in Southern Africa
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The famed author of The Boer War and Remarkable Trees of the World presents some of the oldest, most unusual, and most impressive trees on the planet as he travels across Southern Africa and Madagascar. Thomas Pakenham, no stranger to Africa with his award-winning books The Boer War and The Scramble for Africa, nor to remarkable trees with his bestselling Remarkable Trees of the World, combines his two interests on safari in Southern Africa. His particular quarry is the rare, the giant, the very old, the extraordinary, or the simply beautiful—from a giant baobab and a prickly quiver tree in Namibia to a glorious jacaranda in South Africa and sesame bushes attacked by elephants in Botswana. He uncovers trees written about by the great explorers of the past, or associated with magic, folklore, or ritual. The narrative accompanying each image interweaves the stories of Pakenham’s own journey—at some moments scaling trees to escape from enraged wildlife, while at others standing in awe before a particular tree, c...
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2007Uitgever: Walker & Co., New York208 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 080271692XISBN-13: 9780802716927Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Pakenham, Thomas] [Pagina's: 208] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Walker & Co., New York] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: In search of remarkable trees: on safari in southern Africa]
