Trader Horn: A Young Man's Astounding Adventures in 19th Century Equatorial Africa (Travelers' Tales Classics)

by Alfred Aloysius Horn (Author), Tim Cahill (Introduction), Ethelreda Lewis (Primary Contributor)

• New

  Paperback
  2002

  $15.64

  What's it like to be there? Travelers' Tales gives the best possible answer through the true stories of other travelers. Delightful, funny, cautionary, or inspiring, there's no better road map than the experiences of others for deepening and enriching one's travels. An essential part of travel planning, these award-winning Travelers' Tales Guides have sold more than 300,000 copies.-- 23 titles capture the soul of a country, region, or city, including the land, people, culture, food, and history-- Each book contains five sections: Essence, Some Things to Do, Going Your Own Way, In the Shadows, and The Last Word -- A new addition to the Travelers' Tales Classics seriesDown on his luck in old age, Horn recounts his wild youth as an ivory trader in central Africa, journeying into jungles, navigating treacherous rivers, freeing slaves, and meeting Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. This is the stuff of legends.