Convinced that Africa is the last great prize left for the adventurous, the American correspondent Powell travels through the continent’s colonies, from the Mediterranean coast to the British, German, Belgian and Portuguese possessions, describing hotels, railways, officials, settlers and the systems by which each power ruled. His enthusiasm for empire and his racial attitudes are those of 1912.
A revealing document of the colonial scramble at its height, written by a widely read travel journalist. Download the free EPUB.