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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The White Nile The White Nile Alan Moorehead An historical account of the series of explorations into darkest Africa which resulted in the discovery of the source of the Nile River and opened this highway from Central Africa to the Mediterranea… OL1581731W
The First Sultan of Zanzibar The First Sultan of Zanzibar Beatrice Nicolini Since time immemorial, spice and aromatics formed the first and foremost items of commerce in the Indian Ocean. In Oman, Saiyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id (r. 1806-1856) – often described by the av… OL16002644W
The girl who smiled beads The girl who smiled beads Clemantine Wamariya It was 1994, and in 100 days, more than 800,000 people would be murdered in Rwanda and millions more displaced. Six-year-old Clemantine Wamariya and sister Claire spent the next six years wandering t… OL19748268W
The Swahili coast The Swahili coast C. S. Nicholls 419 p. 23 cm OL2205733W
East Africa through a thousand years East Africa through a thousand years Gideon S. Were A history of East Africa from 1000 A.D. through the present day. Prepared as a study text for East African candidates for the School Certificate History examination. OL3898304W
Mountains of the Moon Mountains of the Moon Patrick Millington Synge 184 pages : 22 cm OL6166617W