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William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingsto

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm

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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.
William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingsto and William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingsto
William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David LivingstoWilliam Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life with Certain Correspondence and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingsto
  • Author

    William Edward Oswell

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    June 2011

  • Weight

    414g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108032117

  • ISBN-10

    1108032117

  • Eden Code

    5030624

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