Author: PURVIS, J.B.
Title: Through Uganda to Mount Elgon.
Description: London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1909. 1st edition. Missionary travel to East Africa. Chapter titles: I. From England to the Highlands of Africa; II.The Capital of British East Africa; III.The Native; IV. From Nairobi to Lake Victoria; V.The Lake Victoria: Its Surroundings and Scourge; VI. Uganda: Flora, Fauna, and Other Things; VII. Uganda: Its Past Condition; VIII. Uganda: Its Present Administration; IX. The Sights of Mengo; X. The Work and Influence of Missions; XI. Through Usoga; XII. On the March in Unknown Lands; XIII. Masaba: Country, People and Customs; XIV. Life and Work Amongst Cannibals; XV. Language Difficulties; XVI. Light and Shade; XVII. Nationalising and Denationalising the Native. Pp.369(xv + 89 publishers catalogues to end), 42 black & white photo illustrations + folding map, occasional spotting throughout. Brown cloth, illustration to front,minor edge wear. G+.

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