The pale Abyssinian : a life of James Bruce, African explorer and adventurer
Bredin, Miles2000
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When Africa was a blank on the map, James Bruce travelled there. Returning to London, he was dismissed as a fake, but 100 years later explorers were asked if they knew a man called Bruce, finally confirming that he had achieved what he had claimed.
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Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2000.
Collation:
xiv, 290p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.
ISBN:
9780002556712 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.92
Local class:
BIO: BRUCB
Language:
English
BRN:
1812349