The Land That Never Was
by Alyse Simpson
ISBN: 0803291469
ISBN-13: 9780803291461
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published date: 1985
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 270
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Same Sea As Every Summer
Tusquets, Esther
Miscellaneous. Used - Very Good. Condition: Previously read, moderate to light wear.; bkcsd ( more information) Offered by Magers and Quinn Booksellers (United States)
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The Land That Never Was
Alyse Simpson
Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1985 Originally published in 1937. An intimate view of the difficulties of homesteading in Africa in the early 1900's. A memoir of the Out of Africa frontier experience of colonial British women in Kenya, No writing, underlining, or highlighting. G/NDJ Book has been bent so that it no longer lies flat and has very slight edge yellowing, otherwise in very excellent, readable condition.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (United States)
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The Land That Never Was
Simpson, Alyse
University of Nebraska Press. PAPERBACK. 0803291469 1st printing. Fine. . Fine. ( more information) Offered by Damascus book Company, LLC (United States)
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The Land That Never Was
Simpson, Alyse Kennedy, Dane (Foreword)
University of Nebraska Press, 1985. In plastic. Product DescriptionIn the years between the two world wars, Kenya attracted a stream of colonialists from England-Alyse Simpson and her husband among them. Promoted as an exotic paradise, this East African territory turned out to be "the land that never was." On that remote frontier, the Simpsons farmed until lack of capital, a harsh climate, disease-carrying insects, and all manner of misery drove them out. The venture failed, but the that came out of it succeeds as a valuable corrective to the lingering romantic image of colonial Kenya as a lush playground for tea-drinking aristocrats and big-game hunters. In his foreword, Dane Kennedy compares the pioneering experience in Kenya with that in America.. Paperback. New. ( more information) Offered by Keeper of the Page (United States)
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The Land That Never Was
Simpson, Alyse
University of Nebraska Press, 1985. Corner tips lightly rubbed. Foreword by Dane Kennedy. 271 pages.. Reprint - First Bison Book Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Virtuous Volumes et al. (United States)
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THE LAND THAT NEVER WAS
Simpson, Alyse
University of Nebraska Press, 1985. Octavo, softcover, yellow pictorial wraps. VG to near fine. Clean and unmarked. offers an intriguing, intimate view of the difficulties of homesteading in Africa early in this century and affords exciting possibilities for comparison with the experience of women in the American West. 271 pp.. ( more information) Offered by bookwitch (United States)
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The Land That Never Was
Simpson, Alyse
University of Nebraska Press. PAPERBACK. 0803291469 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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