2010, ISBN: 9781848841789

Pasadena, Calif. : Ward Ritchie Press, 1976. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp… Mehr…

Pasadena, Calif. : Ward Ritchie Press, 1976. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 230 pages; Description: xx, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 229-230. Subjects: California --Gold discoveries --Sources., Pasadena, Calif. : Ward Ritchie Press, 1976, 5, Barnsley : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2010. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.. Physical description; vii, 182 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Summary; Sir Samuel White Baker is one of those larger-than-life heroes only the Victorians could invent. For too long, the British Empire has been denigrated and equated with arrogance at best and racial bigotry at worst. Samuel Baker transcends that. He was an explorer and naturalist, recording new species on his many travels; a big game hunter with huge expertise across continents; an engineer of skill and ingenuity; a general of ability; an administrator second to none; and an ardent opponent of African slavery. M. J. Trow, in this the first biography of Baker for twenty years, draws heavily on Baker s prolific writings to bring the extraordinary character of this Victorian adventurer and his achievements to life. Subjects; Baker, Samuel White Sir 1821-1893. Explorers — Great Britain — Biography. Naturalists — Great Britain — Biography., Barnsley : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2010, 5<

2010, ISBN: 9781848841789

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2010. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially … Mehr…

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2010. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.. Physical description; vii, 182 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Summary; Sir Samuel White Baker is one of those larger-than-life heroes only the Victorians could invent. For too long, the British Empire has been denigrated and equated with arrogance at best and racial bigotry at worst. Samuel Baker transcends that. He was an explorer and naturalist, recording new species on his many travels; a big game hunter with huge expertise across continents; an engineer of skill and ingenuity; a general of ability; an administrator second to none; and an ardent opponent of African slavery. M. J. Trow, in this the first biography of Baker for twenty years, draws heavily on Baker s prolific writings to bring the extraordinary character of this Victorian adventurer and his achievements to life. Subjects; Baker, Samuel White Sir 1821-1893. Explorers — Great Britain — Biography. Naturalists — Great Britain — Biography., Barnsley : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2010, 5<