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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands: the Experiences of a Jamaican Nurse in South America and During the Crimean War
ISBN: 9781782820277 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unsung heroine of the Crimean War
The flickering light that emanated from Florence Nightingale's lamp penetrated more darkness than she or anyone else of her time will have imagined. It illuminated the appalling deficiencies in the care of wounded and sick British servicemen on campaign during the Victorian era and it propelled 'the lady with the lamp' to well deserved fame in her own time and ever afterwards. It is therefore unfortunate that this same light blinded the public consciousness to many other extraordinary people who also worked tirelessly to assist neglected British... An unsung heroine of the Crimean War
The flickering light that emanated from Florence Nightingale's lamp penetrated more darkness than she or any... |
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72,10 |
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands: Edited by W. J. S.; With an Introductory Preface by W. H. Russell
ISBN: 9781108068383 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The daughter of a Scottish soldier and a Jamaican herbalist, Mary Seacole (1805 81) gained recognition for her provision of care to British troops during the Crimean War. She had travelled widely in the Caribbean and Panama before venturing to England to volunteer as an army nurse in the Crimea. Although rebuffed by officials, an undeterred Seacole funded her own expedition, establishing the British Hotel near Balaclava to provide a refuge for wounded officers. Known affectionately as 'Mother Seacole' among the men, yet returning to England bankrupt at the end of hostilities, she had her...
The daughter of a Scottish soldier and a Jamaican herbalist, Mary Seacole (1805 81) gained recognition for her provision of care to British troops dur...
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202,78 |
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Flashpacking Through Africa: Travels Through 17 African Nations
ISBN: 9781490909677 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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35,98 |
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A Walk Through Fuerteventura
ISBN: 9780957150508 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fuerteventura is well known to tourists for its beaches and its windsurfing. But there is much more to it than this. This book is a passionate account of the island. It is not a guide book but an authoritative account written by someone who really knows that island. It describes the walk over the mountains and remote desert landscapes of the island, referring in particular to wildlife and places of historic interest, but also including personal anecdotes from visits over more than 30 years.
Fuerteventura is well known to tourists for its beaches and its windsurfing. But there is much more to it than this. This book is a passionate account...
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75,80 |
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Moroccan Dreams: Oriental Myth, Colonial Legacy
ISBN: 9781848850156 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morocco has long been a mythic land, firmly rooted in the European imagination. For more than a century it has been appropriated by writers, artists and explorers such as Pierre Loti, Edith Wharton, Eugene Delacroix, Paul Bowles and Elias Canetti. In Moroccan Dreams, the authors explore the ways in which this legacy is being recreated for nostalgic consumption by those seeking the authentic experience of the orient. Taking the reader on a tour, both real and imaginary, to sites that form the quintessential Morrocan experience, including the capital city Rabat, the medina at Fez, Marakkech,...
Morocco has long been a mythic land, firmly rooted in the European imagination. For more than a century it has been appropriated by writers, artists a...
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687,08 |
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Hunter's Guide to Bush Medicine
ISBN: 9781494251819 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,99 |
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Useful tips with "links" for South Africa: Travel Guide with Personal Experiences and Pictures: Cape Town, Garden Route, Pretoria and Kruger Park ( Easy to read)
ISBN: 9783735790811 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. South Africa is a wonderful land to visit and if you know where to go to, then it could become your best vacation ever. My uncle recommended the Garden Route as well as the route through the mountains on the way there from the wine fields. We landed in Johannesburg because our son was staying in Pretoria. He recommended Kruger Park. So we did both. First we flew to Cape Town and rented a car. We drove through the Eastern Cape up to Port Elizabeth. In this book I have included important "links" as well as beautiful pictures so the reader can get an idea about the country and which places are...
South Africa is a wonderful land to visit and if you know where to go to, then it could become your best vacation ever. My uncle recommended the Garde...
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43,63 |
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands: A Black Nurse in the Crimean War (Aziloth Books)
ISBN: 9781909735453 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mary Seacole was born in 1805 in Jamaica, the daughter of a Scottish soldier and a free black woman. From her mother she learned traditional African herbal medicine and also incorporated European medical ideas into her treatments. When the Crimean war began in 1853, she offered her services to nurse the wounded but was rejected. Undeterred, she set up the 'British Hotel' just behind the lines, selling food and drink and caring for injured soldiers. This book is the story of those times, told in Mary Seacole's own words, a time when 'Mother Seacole' was a familiar figure on the front lines,... Mary Seacole was born in 1805 in Jamaica, the daughter of a Scottish soldier and a free black woman. From her mother she learned traditional Africa... |
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50,16 |
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African Game-Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
ISBN: 9781940860077 / Angielski / Miękka / 553 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Theodore Roosevelt s African Game Trails is the second book in Boone and Crockett Club's new series of digitally remastered classics. Relive Roosvelt's account of his African wanderings as an American hunter-naturalist. This edition includes over 100 refined photographs, drawings, and maps from the original publication as well as bonus images not found in other editions. This superb volume is a classic among books of adventure. It shows the author not only as a mighty hunter, but as a profound student of natural history, a close observer of both plant and animal life, and a master of graphic...
Theodore Roosevelt s African Game Trails is the second book in Boone and Crockett Club's new series of digitally remastered classics. Relive Roosvelt'...
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Mauritius & Maldives Travel Guide: Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
ISBN: 9781500535889 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Located 2,400 kilometres from the southeastern coast of Africa, Mauritius is an island nation and tourist paradise in the Indian Ocean. It is part of the Mascarenhas Archipelago along with Rodrigues Island and French Reunion, sharing with them a common geologic origin. The official language in Mauritius is English with French being in more common everyday usage. Dotting the Indian Ocean to the south of the Indian subcontinent, the Maldives is a group of over a thousand tiny islands and atolls. Offering its visitors luxurious pampering combined with beauty and seclusion, the Maldive islands...
Located 2,400 kilometres from the southeastern coast of Africa, Mauritius is an island nation and tourist paradise in the Indian Ocean. It is part of ...
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59,83 |
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Migrant Birds on Wheels: From Michelstadt to Marrakesh
ISBN: 9783738609578 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,63 |
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Just Like Me?: Ruth's Story
ISBN: 9781499025750 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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112,94 |
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Seeking a Welcoming Shore
ISBN: 9781491757277 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,48 |
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Women's Travel Writings in North Africa and the Middle East, Part II
ISBN: 9781848930223 / Angielski / Twarda / 1680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Part II of this edition reproduces The Tour of Africa, first published in 1821 by Catherine Hutton. Although framed as a first-person narrative, the three-volume work is in fact a compilation of existing travel accounts. Hutton s Tour raises challenging questions about intertextuality in nineteenth-century women s travel writing."
Part II of this edition reproduces The Tour of Africa, first published in 1821 by Catherine Hutton. Although framed as a first-person narrative, the t...
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1914,00 |
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Walking the Nile
ISBN: 9781471135651 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In November 2013, former soldier Levison Wood embarked on one of the last great explorations; to walk the Nile from source delta. Here is his story...
In November 2013, former soldier Levison Wood embarked on one of the last great explorations; to walk the Nile from source delta. Here is his story...
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50,52 |
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Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa
ISBN: 9781514896952 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa is a narrative of the experiences of famous big game hunter Arthur Neumann.
Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa is a narrative of the experiences of famous big game hunter Arthur Neumann.
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35,98 |
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Women's Travel Writings in North Africa and the Middle East, Part II Vol 6
ISBN: 9781138766594 / Angielski / Twarda / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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638,00 |
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A Year at the Edge of the Jungle
ISBN: 9781614571308 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,04 |
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The Nigeria I Know
ISBN: 9781503576193 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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147,37 |
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On The Right Track: Volume III: Early Travels of a Noted Anthropologist & Historian in Africa
ISBN: 9780990645931 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori, noted social anthropologist, historian and photographer. These early experiences with her long-time companion and working partner, Andrew Fedders, influenced every facet of her later life and were the beginning of her passion to document and preserve the history of marginalized peoples and capture fast-disappearing moments in African cultures. She and Andy were initially intrigued by remote, indigenous tribes still living the life of their...
On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori...
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80,04 |
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