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THE LIFE & TIMES OF NGAMILAND THE STORY OF MAUN
DZIEWIĘCKA M. wydawnictwo: ADAM MARSZAŁEK , rok wydania 2012, wydanie I cena netto: 53.80 Twoja cena 51,11 zł + 5% vat - dodaj do koszyka The Life i Times of Ngamiland.
The Story of Maun
Maun is an African village popular among hunters, photographers, nature lovers,
adventurers, travelers, ecologists, geologists, and zoologists. It is also a popular place
for safaris and it has a renowned reputation in the world of writers and film makers.
Situated in the Okavango, it was discovered for the outside world by David Livingstone and
ever since has been known as "the last Eden on Earth."
Although the village is popular among visitors, only a person living in Maun can fully
appreciate its beauty and value. The uniqueness of Maun lies in its remoteness from the
modern world, in it being situated in the heart of the wilderness. Because of this, the
villagers live in a highly diverse cultural environment, which combines elements of all
historical periods, with the prehistoric and the modern existing side by side. The book
features a number of historic photographs, documents, maps, and reports of the adventures
of early travelers such as Livingstone and Selous. It also includes the history of the
Ghanzi settlement, and even the story of the Batawana's first settlement in Kwebe, from
which the recorded history of Ngamiland begins, as reported by Major Lugard to the British
West Charterland Co. His wife, Nell, documented 374 plants, 92 of which were growing in
the Kwebe Hills and were previously unknown to the botanic world, including Stapeli
kwebensis. Her collection of plants together with her album of drawings and watercolors
are displayed in Kew Gardens, London. The book is illustrated with numerous anecdotes,
stories memories and opinions gathered from people who lived in Ngamiland.
446 pages, Paperback
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