The Cape to Cairo railway & river routes
Subtitle: and the principal hotels en route through Africa
By: George Tabor.
Publisher: Genta
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Railroads -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.; Railroads -- Africa -- History -- 20th century.; Africa -- History -- 19th century.; Africa -- History -- 20th century.
First sentence: "I remember saying that Africa was a difficult place to escape from. It was like a huge devil fish. Once it caught you, escape was impossible."
Description: A well ilustrated book of 325 pages which revives the compelling story of the Cape to Cairo Railway. This was the unfulfilled dream of  Cecil Rhodes to link the whiole of Africa with a British 'Iron Spine and Ribs' from the Cape of Good Hope to the Meditteranean.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.