Desert adventures : in search of wilderness in Namibia and Botswana / by Paul Augustinus

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Augustinus, Paul

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Randburg : Acorn Books cc, 1997, Hong Kong: South China Printing Co. LtdEdition: StandardDescription: 240 pages : illustrations; 20 cmISBN:

1-874802-08-4

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DDC classification:

IRL 591.96881 AUG

Summary: Desert Adventure describes a year-long journey, made by wilderness artist Paul Augustinus, through the rich diversity of desert landscapes of the Namib and the Kalahari. Infused with the spirit of adventure, it is an odyssey in search of Southern Africa's last remnants of unspoiled and untamed wilderness. Paul's own story is enlivedut and given substance by the inclusion of narratives from the explorers of the past, one of whom described travelling in Africa as requiring "the endurance of a camel and the courage of a lion".

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Includes bibliography and index

Desert Adventure describes a year-long journey, made by wilderness artist Paul Augustinus, through the rich diversity of desert landscapes of the Namib and the Kalahari. Infused with the spirit of adventure, it is an odyssey in search of Southern Africa's last remnants of unspoiled and untamed wilderness. Paul's own story is enlivedut and given substance by the inclusion of narratives from the explorers of the past, one of whom described travelling in Africa as requiring "the endurance of a camel and the courage of a lion".

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