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The rise of our East African empire : early efforts in Nyasaland and Uganda
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Details
- Creator
- by F.D. Lugard
- Other Titles
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- Vol. 1 has title: Nyasaland and Eastern Africa
- Vol. 2 has title: Uganda
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Edinburgh : W. Blackwood and Sons, 1893
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (2 volume) : illustrations, maps, portraits
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn667792329
- Includes errata (v. 2, p. 682).
- Reproduction of the original from the Library of Congress.
- Vol. 1: xix, [1], 563, [1] p., [29] leaves of plates ; v. 2: ix, [1], 682 p., [25] leaves of plates.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Vol. 1: Introduction ; Start for Africa. Arrive Quilimane ; Quilimane to Blantyre ; The origins of the war. Slave-trade and missions ; Blantyre to Karonga's ; The attack on the slavers. Life at Karonga's ; Events at Karonga's. Nyasaland to England ; African slavery ; Methods of suppressing the slave-trade. Arms and liquor-trade ; Sail again for Africa. Mombasa to Makongeni ; Life in the jungle ; Makongeni to Machako's and back to Mombasa ; Work in Mombasa. Start again for interior. Mombasa to Machako's ; Machako's to the Lilwa River ; Lilwa River to Uganda ; Commercial possibilities of East Africa ; East Africa as a field for development ; Methods of African transport ; Labour supply in East Africa ; The African elephant and zebra ; Some other African animals ; Appendix Ia: The Indian Act (V. of 1843) abolishing the legal status of slavery ; Appendix Ib: The Anti-slavery Edict of Aug. 1st, 1890 -- Vol. 2: Sketch of early history of Uganda, and position of affairs on arrival there ; Preliminary work in Uganda ; Difficulties in Uganda ; War against Mohammedans, and tour in Buddu ; Buddu to Salt Lake ; Salt Lake to Kavalli's ; Kavalli's to Fort Lorne ; Fort Lorne to Fort Grant ; Fort Grant to Kampala ; Uganda under Captain Williams. Situation at end of 1891, and up to eve of the war ; The fighting in Uganda ; Situation in Uganda during the war ; Events subsequent to the war ; Peace concluded with the Wa-Fransa ; Settlement of the country ; Mohammedans repatriated. Peace throughout Uganda ; Close of my administration in Uganda. March to Kikuyu ; Kikuyu to England. The "Uganda question" ; Retention of Uganda ; Origin of the "British sphere," and methods of dealing with it ; Administration past and future ; Appendix II: Letter from Mgr. Hirth to Captain Willaims, dated 14th July 1891 ; Appendix III: Orders for administration of Witu ; Appendix IV: Notes on the small physical maps