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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

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

Oswell, William Edward

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ISBN10: 1108032117
ISBN13: 9781108032117
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 2 2011
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.73 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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