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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Main Author: Toy, Barbara (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London Murray 1961
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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