Crossing the heart of Africa
Subtitle: an odyssey of love and adventure
By: Julian Smith
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780061873478
Subjects: Travel; Africa; Description and travel; Adventure and adventurers
Description: Describes how the author recreated the journey of British explorer Eward Grogan across Africa in part to secure a proposal acceptance from his future wife, revealing how Grogan's sojourn was also performed to establish marital worthiness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-325).