My African Journey

by Winston S. Churchill

Overview

The future Prime Minister recounts his excursions through colonial East Africa in this 1908 travelogue complete with maps and photographs.
 
In the early years of the 20th Century, Winston Churchill served as Undersecretary of State for the British Colonies. During this time, he lobbied for permission to tour and inspect Britain's holdings in East Africa. In My African Journey, Churchill provides a detailed chronicle of his trip, documenting his experiences, the people he met, and his thoughts on how Britain might best wield its power in the region.
 
Detailing his experiences on the Uganda Railway, around Mount Kenya, and beyond, Churchill’s journal is a fascinating travel narrative. It is also a significant historical document, providing a firsthand account of Churchill’s views on colonialism in the early 20th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780795329708
Publisher:	RosettaBooks
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Series:	Winston S. Churchill Early Works
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,047,967
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Sir Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." Over a 64-year span, Churchill published over 40 books, many multi-volume definitive accounts of historical events to which he was a witness and participant. All are beautifully written and as accessible and relevant today as when first published. During his fifty-year political career, Churchill served twice as Prime Minister in addition to other prominent positions--including President of the Board of Trade, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Home Secretary. In the 1930s, Churchill was one of the first to recognize the danger of the rising Nazi power in Germany and to campaign for rearmament in Britain. His leadership and inspired broadcasts and speeches during World War II helped strengthen British resistance to Adolf Hitler--and played an important part in the Allies' eventual triumph. One of the most inspiring wartime leaders of modern history, Churchill was also an orator, a historian, a journalist, and an artist. All of these aspects of Churchill are fully represented in this collection of his works.

Table of Contents

1. The Uganda Railway
2. Around Mount Kenya
3. The Highlands of East Africa
4. The Great Lake
5. The Kingdom of Uganda
6. Kampala
7. On Safari
8. Murchison Falls
9. Hippo Camp
10. Down the White Nile
11. The Victoria and Albert Railway

Editorial Reviews

In 1907, Churchill, aged 33 and in his first ministerial post as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, undertook a tour of East Africa--a tour that combined big-game hunting with official engagements. This book, originally published in 1908, recounts his journey through lands only just beginning to feel the impact of the West. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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