In search of Sheba: across the Sahara to Ethiopia
"In 1959 Barbara Toy, famous for her solo overland travels in North Africa and Arabia, set out in her trademark Land Rover to drive from Libya to Ethiopia. Alone, she crossed the Sahara Desert and the equatorial forests of the Congo before ascending the highlands of Haile Selassie's empire...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Murray
1961
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| In: | Year: 1961 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ethiopia
/ Travel description
B Aksum |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethiopia
Description and travel
B Africa, Central Description and travel |
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| Summary: | "In 1959 Barbara Toy, famous for her solo overland travels in North Africa and Arabia, set out in her trademark Land Rover to drive from Libya to Ethiopia. Alone, she crossed the Sahara Desert and the equatorial forests of the Congo before ascending the highlands of Haile Selassie's empire. Her Ethiopian travels took her from modern Addis Ababa to the ancient ruins of Aksum, through bandit-ridden countryside to the summit of Mount Wehni, where male heirs to the emperor were traditionally imprisoned for life, on a quest to explore the legend of the Queen of Sheba. Full of good humour and grit, In Search of Sheba chronicles a remarkable feat of endurance and adventure by one of the twentieth century's greatest travellers"--Publisher's description |
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