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The record of over four years explorations in africa, from march 1861 to august 1865, by which the geographical knowledge of the sources of the nile was completed. Baker, samuel white, sir, 18211893 7 titles baker, sheridan 1 title baker, sheridan warner, 19182000 1 title baker, stewart a. He founded an immigrant colony in ceylon, published several books on. Project gutenberg offers 61745 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Eight years wanderings in ceylon sir samuel white baker 24 downloads the albert nyanza, great basin of the nile, and explorations of the nile sources sir samuel white baker 22 downloads wild beasts and their ways, reminiscences of europe, asia, africa and america volume 1 sir samuel white baker 11 downloads. English explorer, born in london on the 8th of june 1821. The son of a merchant, baker lived on the indian ocean island of mauritius 184345 and in ceylon 184655 before traveling through the middle east 185660. Sir samuel white baker 1821 1893 was a british explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. The tale concerns baker s wanderings through africa tracing the nile. Samuel white bakers eight years wandering in ceylon consists of parts for ease of reading. Read in the heart of africa online, free books by samuel. Description and travel, hunting the rifle and the hound in ceylon subjects. Eight years wandering in ceylon is a popular book by samuel white baker.
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May 01, 2002 in the heart of africa by sir samuel white baker. A narrative of the expediton to central africa for the suppression of the slave trade, sir samuel white baker volume 1 of ismaila a narrative of the expedition to central africa for the suppression of the slave trade organized by ismail, khedive of egypt, sir samuel white baker. Baker and lake albert ernest achey loftus not in library. Shop amongst our popular books, including 141, true tales for my grandsons classic reprint, the nile tributaries of abyssinia and more from samuel white baker. Baker s book recounts how white was in stony misery for two days, and then broke down and sobbed like a child. Baker established an agriculture settlement in nuwara eliva. Samuel white baker forgotten books in my former journey i had traversed countries of extreme fertility in central africa, with a healthy climate favourable for the settlement of europeans, at a mean al. Khedive o hardback or cased book sir samuel white baker. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Samuel white baker was born in london and educated in england and germany. He was an explorer and naturalist, recording new species on his many travels. He founded an immigrant colony in ceylon, published several books on hunting, supervised the construction of a railway. Samuel white baker, author of the mammoth book of travel in dangerous places, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. They travelled up the nile to gondokoro in presentday south sudan where florence saved the expedition.
Sir samuel white baker british explorer britannica. Apr 24, 2020 sir samuel white baker 18211893 was an english explorer, author, and administrator who explored the upper nile and discovered lake albert. Sir samuel white baker, 18211893 was a british explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. Read samuel white baker s biography, works and quotes online for free. He served as the governorgeneral of the equatorial nile basin todays south sudan and northern uganda between april 1869 and august 1873. This ebook edition is complete works collection of samuel white baker. He was a friend of king edward vii, who as prince of wales, visited baker. Wild beasts and their ways by samuel white baker, paperback. Winner of the royal geographical society gold medal and discoverer of the murchison falls and lake albert this book details his exploits. He helped bring cattle and emigrants from england and made a success of the settlement. The rifle and hound in ceylon by samuel white baker 2008. Read in the heart of africa by samuel white baker available from rakuten kobo. Sir samuel white baker true tales for my grandsons by william john hennessy, first published in 1883, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. Books by samuel white baker author of in the heart of africa.
Sir samuel white baker, kcb, frs, frgs 8 june 1821 30 december 1893 was an english explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. His books include the rifle and the hound in ceylon 1854 and the nile. The great basin of the nile and explorations of the nile sources, by samuel white baker 1866. His father, a merchant with the west india company, wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, but young samuel chose instead the life of an adventurer. Cyprus, as i saw it in 1879 by samuel white baker free. In the heart of africa is a classic african explorer biography by samuel white baker. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.
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