MY TRAVELS THROUGH CHAD PIERRE OLIVIER LAPIE LONDON: JOHN MURRAY 1943 22 x 14 cm. 198 pp + b/w photo plates. HB/DJ Here is a vivid picture of Chad, the country through which run the strategic roads of Africa, which after the war will become the great trade routes of the future. Capt. Lapie, the Governor of Chad, takes us with him on his tours of inspection to the outposts of his territory. This province of Africa, which became one of General de Gaulle's fighting provinces, is of absorbing interest. The author gives life and colour to his canvas, simply and naturally. He blends historical documents, miniature lessons in geography, picturesque ethnographical details, and an economic survey of a country whose name is now inscribed in the history of the liberation of the French Empire.

MY TRAVELS THROUGH CHAD

PIERRE OLIVIER LAPIE
Translated by Leslie Bull

LONDON: JOHN MURRAY
1943

Here is a vivid picture of Chad, the country through which run the strategic roads of Africa, which after the war will become the great trade routes of the future. Capt. Lapie, the Governor of Chad, takes us with him on his tours of inspection to the outposts of his territory. This province of Africa, which became one of General de Gaulle's fighting provinces, is of absorbing interest. The author gives life and colour to his canvas, simply and naturally. He blends historical documents, miniature lessons in geography, picturesque ethnographical details, and an economic survey of a country whose name is now inscribed in the history of the liberation of the French Empire.

22 x 14 cm. 198 pp + b/w photo plates.

Very good condition. Dust jacket heavily foxed and price clipped. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, contents clean and tidy.





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