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ETHIOPIA
Worth Looking For
Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide
• Stuart Munro-Hay
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 384 PAGES
• COMING IN
A richly illustrated, authoritative guide to the history, culture, and art of Ethiopia by a leading scholar. Munro-Hay pays particular attention to archaeological sites and the role of the church. He has also written a book on Aksum, the Iron Age site in northern Ethiopia.
(ETP29, $42.00) |
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Blue Nile, Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery
• Virginia Morell
EXPLORATION •
2001 •
PAPER
• 324 PAGES
• COMING IN
A spirited account of a National Geographic rafting expedition on the Blue Nile from its source in Ethiopia to the Sudan. Morell, who taught school in Ethiopia and has written two books on the Leakey family, interweaves the tale of her own adventures with her a history of exploration of the Nile. She's also an insightful guide to contemporary Ethiopian culture and politics. With a few color photographs and maps.
(ETP27, $14.00) |
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Sheba, Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen
• Nicholas Clapp
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 372 PAGES
• COMING IN
Clapp trekked across the deserts of Yemen and the grasslands of Ethiopia; braved the Strait of Tears and a Czech alchemist's tower; encountered qat-intoxicated soldiers and "Jerusalem syndrome" -- all for the sake of getting to the bottom of the myth of the Queen of Sheba.
(ETP24, $21.95) |
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The Mountains of Rasselas, An Ethiopian Adventure
• Thomas Pakenham
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
• COMING IN
In 1955, escorted by an armed guard, 22-year-old Thomas Pakenham set out into the Ethiopian mountains, hoping to uncover the origins of the legend related in Samuel Johnson's "Rasselas." This edition of his marvelous account (originally published in 1959) includes additional handsome color photographs from a return visit in 1988.
(ETP18, $24.95) |
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First Footsteps in East Africa or, An Exploration of Harar
• Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORATION •
1987 •
PAPER
• 276 PAGES
• COMING IN
The original amazing account of Burton's explorations in North and East Africa, including his visit to the forbidden city of Harar. This book provides great insight into the mind of the Victorian explorer.
(AFR21, $21.95) |
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