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The Ponds of Kalambayi
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As a Peace Corp volunteer, Mr. Tidwell spent two years in the grasslands of south central Zaire trying to teach the benefits of fish farming in some of the poorest villages on the continent. His task was not easy. One villager was convinced that fish would stock the ponds naturally, since they come to earth in raindrops. Others suspected that the ponds... »
East Along the Equator: A Journey up the Congo and into Zaire (Traveler / Atlantic Monthly Press)
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Zaire isn't easy to get through, but the author certainly gave it her all making the trek. As a travel piece, I'd give it five stars. However, I'm deducting a couple of points for the politics. I disagree strongly with the author's conclusions/assessments. She and her partner shouldn't have been so surprised by their "arrest" just before leaving; while... »
A Passage to Congo: Photographs by Doctor Emile Muller 1923-1938
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The Wild Highway
These self styled "language bandits," seem to have forgotten the beat movement ended 30 years ago. Having been desesitized and left bored by their pos... »
Congo kitabu (A Fawcett Crest book)
I had the pleasure of knowing Jean Pierre in his shop in Santa Monica in the 90s. I heard his stories about being captured by Zairean rebels, being rescue... »
Heart of Darkness & Selections from The Congo D
I read this book for a graduate Humanities course. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 is a seminal work about the ills of colonialism, as... »
Letters from Zaire: A Peace Corps Life in Afric
Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-M
A good read but an even better document to the pursuit of dreams (well, maybe not dreams, but dinosaurs) by an adventurer. I couldn't help but think of I... »
Efe Pygmies : Archers of the African Rain Fores
Efe pygmies: Archers of the African Rain Forest is a sumptuously illustrated tome that will long grace my coffee table. The main part of the book - a subt... »
The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Thro
Subtitled "Stanley's Mad Journey through the Congo", this book appealed to the historian in me. It also appealed to my armchair-traveler sense of adventu... »
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