Travels with King Kong

Travels with King Kong

James Henderson

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Año de edición:
2020
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781950101276
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Like a travel blog, but written back in the 1970s, James Henderson’s Travels with King Kong: Overland across Africa evokes a simpler time in a simpler place. From the depths of poverty and the discomfort of heat, flies, and dysentery to the glories of a sunset seen from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and nights spent under vast star-filled skies, Henderson’s journey not only marked him forever but also led him to the woman who would be his wife. Henderson’s descriptions of little-known parts of Africa bring to life the warmth, curiosity, pride, and endurance of the African people he met along the way, from the drivers and bush mechanics who somehow managed to keep “King Kong,” their lumbering, smoke- spewing, decrepit British Army bus, moving, to the guides, families, and friends of all nationalities who brought comfort and color to the journey. Africa is a land of extremes, and the travelers encounter landscapes that range from desert to lush jungle to mountains. Extreme also are the differences in how they are received by the locals: many are warmly accepting and others merely curious, but a few, still harboring resentment over their experience of colonialism, threaten with rocks and knives. Henderson details his travels without skimping on the discomforts, and the joys, he and the other travelers endured. Searing heat, thirst, the lack of sanitary facilities, and the dangers posed by unsafe vehicles transiting unpaved and often muddy roads all play against the pleasures of swimming naked in the sea, sailing with native fishermen, and lounging on a sun- bathed island. His chronicle is generally well written, and the cover art, a map marking Henderson’s route across Africa, is not only attractive but also helpful in visually tracing the journey. Seattle native James Henderson has traveled to more than one hundred countries. He holds a PhD in satellite image analysis and has worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and for the world’s leading computer mapping software company. Now semiretired, he continues to enjoy his passion for travel and photography.  

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