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Looking for Mrs. Livingstone
Julie Davidson
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Description for Looking for Mrs. Livingstone
Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
This is the enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband’s sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she played an important role in Livingstone's success and her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. She was the first white woman to cross the Kalahari, which she did twice - pregnant - giving birth in the bush on the second journey. She was much more rooted in southern Africa than ... Read more
This is the enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband’s sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she played an important role in Livingstone's success and her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. She was the first white woman to cross the Kalahari, which she did twice - pregnant - giving birth in the bush on the second journey. She was much more rooted in southern Africa than ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
St Andrew Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715209660
SKU
V9780715209660
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Reviews for Looking for Mrs. Livingstone
‘a marvellous study…an immensely satisfying book.’
Paul Theroux “A truly absorbing extraordinary journey, beautifully written.”
Kirsty Wark
Paul Theroux “A truly absorbing extraordinary journey, beautifully written.”
Kirsty Wark