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ISBN10: 0060560649, ISBN13: 9780060560645, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers] Hardcover The incredible true story of Alexander Gordon Laing and the race to discover Timbuktu during the early part of the 19th century--a time when the African continent was still largely uncharted. In the first decades of 19th century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers--and fortune hunters--than the lost city of Timbuktu. Like the mythical city of El Dorado, the very real Timbuktu held the promise of wealth and fame. Whoever got there first was guaranteed worldwide renown. Yet, though many had tried, no European explorer had been there and returned since the Middle Ages. In fact, Europeans knew more about the geography of the moon than they did of North and Central Africa. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize for the first expedition from any nation to return from Timbuktu. The announcement fueled the already intense rivalry between the French and the British for control of the African interior. The British, unwilling to depend on the fate of one explorer, sent several "African travelers" on their way. The Race for Timbuktu focuses on two of these men: Alexander Gordon Laing, the book's protagonist and "voice," and Hugh Clapperton, the man who would become his greatest rival. Though their superiors had hoped the men would work together, instead the two became fierce opponents, each convinced ...

New York: Ecco Press, Date: 2006. xxv, 322 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Remainder mark/tail edge. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. Another copy available. "In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers - and fortune hunters - than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City of Gold, not visited by Europeans since the Middle Ages, held the promise of wealth and fame for the first explorer to make it there. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize to the first expedition from any nation to visit Timbuktu and return to tell the tale. Unwilling to trust in the slender chances of a lone explorer, the British sent several on their way. One of the contenders was Major Alexander Gordon Laing, a thirty-year-old army officer. Handsome and confident, Laing was convinced that Timbuktu was his destiny, and his ticket to glory. In July 1825, after a whirlwind romance with Emma Warrington, daughter of the British consul at Tripoli, Laing left the Mediterranean coast to cross the Sahara. His 2,000-mile journey took on an added urgency when Hugh Clapperton, a more experienced explorer, set out to beat him. Apprised of each other's mission by overseers in London who hoped the two would cooperate, Clapperton instead became Laing's rival, spurring him on across a hostile wilderness. Drawing on Laing's dynamic correspondence, ...

HarperCollins World, Date: 2006. 1st edition. vg++/vg+. vg++ book vg+ dw 1st HarperCollins World 2006 hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse 2006. HarperCollins World ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [GB]

New York: HarperCollins, Date: 2006. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket. 322 pp. A narrative history of the first phase of the colonization of Africa, in particular regarding Timbuktu. Offers a close personal look at the extraordinary people and pivotal events of 19th-century African exploration that changed the course of history and the shape of the modern world. 2006. HarperCollins ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [AU]

New York: Ecco Press, Date: 2006. xxv, 322 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers - and fortune hunters - than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City of Gold, not visited by Europeans since the Middle Ages, held the promise of wealth and fame for the first explorer to make it there. In 1824, the French Geographical Society offered a cash prize to the first expedition from any nation to visit Timbuktu and return to tell the tale. Unwilling to trust in the slender chances of a lone explorer, the British sent several on their way. One of the contenders was Major Alexander Gordon Laing, a thirty-year-old army officer. Handsome and confident, Laing was convinced that Timbuktu was his destiny, and his ticket to glory. In July 1825, after a whirlwind romance with Emma Warrington, daughter of the British consul at Tripoli, Laing left the Mediterranean coast to cross the Sahara. His 2,000-mile journey took on an added urgency when Hugh Clapperton, a more experienced explorer, set out to beat him. Apprised of each other's mission by overseers in London who hoped the two would cooperate, Clapperton instead became Laing's rival, spurring him on across a hostile wilderness. Drawing on Laing's dynamic correspondence, ...

Ecco, January Date: 2006. Hardcover . 7.5 Bulk HB Standard. 2006. Ecco ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [US]

New York: HarperCollins, Date: 2006. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated. xxv + 322 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2006). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 2006. HarperCollins ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [US]

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HarperCollins World, Date: 2006. Hardcover. New. 322 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. 2006. HarperCollins World ISBN 0060560649 9780060560645 [GB]

HarperCollins World 2006 Hardcover New 322 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.