In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named "Kalahari Polka," on "the craziest expedition ever to enter the unknown." The goal was to make archaeological history by locating a mythical Lost City in a remote range of mountains deep in the Kalahari Desert. Included in the party was Alan Paton, acclaimed author of Cry, the Beloved Country, chairman of the newly-formed South African Liberal Party, and a leading political voice of his time. Lost City of the Kalahari is ...
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In 1956, seven amateur adventurers set off from Natal (South Africa) in a decrepit five-ton truck named "Kalahari Polka," on "the craziest expedition ever to enter the unknown." The goal was to make archaeological history by locating a mythical Lost City in a remote range of mountains deep in the Kalahari Desert. Included in the party was Alan Paton, acclaimed author of Cry, the Beloved Country, chairman of the newly-formed South African Liberal Party, and a leading political voice of his time. Lost City of the Kalahari is Paton's hitherto unpublished account of the odd adventure. Recounted with dry, self-deprecating wit and supplemented by hand-drawn maps, provisions lists, photographs, 8mm film stills, and other fascinating memorabilia from the period, this entertaining travelogue brings to life the quirky cast of characters, rough discomforts of the journey, tedium of unvarying landscape, vast desert vistas, and encounters with wild Bushmen and other Kalahari people. And through it
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Add this copy of Lost City of the Kalahari to cart. $44.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2005 by University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x0x9; 60 pages (complete). An exceptionally smart copy of this account of Paton's expedition to the Kalahari to search a fabled lost city. The dustjacket is in good, happy condition. The covers are genial and most pleasing. Within, the contents are fresh, bright, confident-as if new throughout. Tightly bound. fk. r*28/03/2023. [Ak]
Add this copy of Lost City of the Kalahari to cart. $44.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2005 by University of KwaZulu Natal Press.
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Good in Very Good jacket. 60 Pages. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, there are damp stains on the bottom corners of the early pages. Otherwise clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*25/08/2022. [Ak]
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