William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer : The Story of his Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingstone, Hitherto Unpublished
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
ISBN-10
1108032117
ISBN-13
9781108032117
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 2nd, 2011
Print length
326 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.60 x 2.40 cms
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Originally published in 1900, this biography of English explorer William Cotton Oswell (1818–93) was compiled by his eldest son from correspondence with his family and friends. Volume 1 describes the seven years he spent in India, and his five African expeditions.
The life of English explorer William Cotton Oswell (1818–93) was marked by adventures and discoveries. At nineteen, he left Essex for Madras, where he worked for the East India Company and became a renowned elephant catcher. Due to poor health, he was sent to South Africa, the 'empire of wild sport', where he specialised in hunting and exploration. He discovered the River Zouga and Lake Ngami during an expedition across the Kalahari desert, and travelled to the Zambezi River with Scottish missionary David Livingstone. Originally published in 1900, this two-volume biography was written by Oswell's eldest son. Since Oswell kept no diary, his life is here reconstructed through the many letters he sent to his family and friends. Volume 1 focuses on Oswell's youth. It describes the seven years he spent in India, where he trained as a surgeon, and his five African expeditions from 1844 to 1852.
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