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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa

Gelesen von BettyB

(4,542 Sterne; 12 Bewertungen)

Fascinating book for all ages telling of travels through Africa over 100 years ago. Covering the continent by steamer and train and other more primitive means of transport, the reader will enjoy learning of African life long before knowledge of this continent was available to most people throughout the world. Summary by BettyB.

Note: This text was published more than 100 years ago in 1905.The listener should be aware that the descriptions of the native peoples, their dress and home life reflected the perceptions and thinking of the early 20th century which some listeners may find offensive.

(7 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Preface

3:27

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From New York to Gibraltar

8:26

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Morocco

9:01

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Through Interior Morocco

9:01

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In Fez, the Capital of Morocco

8:58

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Algeria, General View

10:24

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In Algiers

10:09

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The City of Tunis

10:55

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The Desert of Sahara

6:27

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In the Oasis off Biskra

8:33

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A Caravan Ride

12:56

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Tripoli and its Oases

10:02

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The Land of the Nile

6:07

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Egypt- A Trip through the Country

7:46

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Alexandria and Cairo

14:28

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Ancient Egypt - The Pyramids and the Sphinx

8:08

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A Trip through the Suez Canal

6:16

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Nubia

10:28

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The Roof of Africa - Abyssinia

12:40

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Across East Africa by Rail

8:06

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About Lake Victoria

9:04

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In Uganda

7:12

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Elephants and Ivory

9:30

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The Strange Animals of Africa

7:53

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In the Sudan

5:33

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About Kuka and Lake Tchad

10:40

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In the Land of the Hausas

10:23

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The Upper Niger - Timbuktu and Jenne

13:04

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The Spanish Possessions

2:09

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The Home of the Negro

10:34

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Senegambia, Sierra Leone aand Liberia - The Kroos

10:53

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Lagos - A Visit to a West African Factory

6:19

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The Yorubans - Southern Nigeria

8:37

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The Home of the Gorilla - Kamerun and French Kongo

5:54

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The Kongo and Its Basin

9:54

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Life upon the Kongo

14:30

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Trade and Commerce of the Kongo

8:18

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In the Great African Forest - Pygmies

8:41

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Through German East Africa to the Indian Ocean

10:48

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Zanzibar

5:35

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With the Portugese in Africa

12:44

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British South Africa

8:00

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Rhodesia - the Zambesi - The Niagara of Africa

5:22

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Farming in South Africa

8:22

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A Visit to an Ostrich Farm

11:32

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Kimberley and the Diamond Mines

11:28

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The Gold Mines of South Africa - Johannesburg

9:39

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Natal, the Garden of South Africa

8:51

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Cape Colony

8:44

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German Southwest Africa

5:44

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Angola or Portugese West Africa

11:08

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Bewertungen

Full of fascinating information

(5 Sterne)

These books are a delight, and the reader is a joy. I've listened to several of the Carpenter's Geographical Reader books, all read by Betty B - a huge undertaking, as each book is many hours long and there are several in the series. Of course some of the information is wildly out of date, although most of it remains relevant today. Instead of a dry textbook, these books are bursting with life. Full of vivid accounts of people, and places, notes on local costumes and customs, local foods and religions, architecture, how various economies run, exports, histories of each destination, etc, all composed in a very approachable, personal style, as if the listener is on a trip with the author, who is constantly awed by their surroundings. In an era where you could climb the pyramids, and buy your own mummy to ship home, these are an amazing record of events as they were at the time. They are certainly unlike any textbooks published today, and are a brilliant listen. Thank you Betty B for all your hard work

(5 Sterne)

Great book, Great stories and tales for someone that is adventurous or likes history. I wish I had been there with them.