Dr. Seuss, in his inimitably profound way, wrote, "The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
He is SO right!
Our trip to Africa was the first time I made a conscious effort to really tie in my reading to our traveling. I had always read a few books about our various destinations, but I had certainly never read EIGHTEEN books for a single trip. My reading doubled my travel experience--at least. I will never travel the same way again!
I include all these books under my "Literary Tourism" tab at the top of the site, but for the sake of easier Google searching, I include them here as a post. Each title is linked to the post in which it is referenced or discussed. I have at least five more books on my "To Read" list, but a new trip is in the works. I may just have to take another trip to Africa to get back to my list!
KENYA:
Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley
No Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice Benuzzi
Born Free by Joy Adamson
Love, Life, and Elephants by Dame Daphne Sheldrick
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
Weep Not, Child by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson
Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone by Martin Dugard
GHANA:
Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War by Stanley Meisler
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth
Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman
Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas
He is SO right!
Our trip to Africa was the first time I made a conscious effort to really tie in my reading to our traveling. I had always read a few books about our various destinations, but I had certainly never read EIGHTEEN books for a single trip. My reading doubled my travel experience--at least. I will never travel the same way again!
I include all these books under my "Literary Tourism" tab at the top of the site, but for the sake of easier Google searching, I include them here as a post. Each title is linked to the post in which it is referenced or discussed. I have at least five more books on my "To Read" list, but a new trip is in the works. I may just have to take another trip to Africa to get back to my list!
KENYA:
Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley
No Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice Benuzzi
Born Free by Joy Adamson
Love, Life, and Elephants by Dame Daphne Sheldrick
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
Weep Not, Child by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson
TANZANIA:
Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone by Martin Dugard
GHANA:
Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War by Stanley Meisler
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth
Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman
Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas
I benefited from your reading and read a number of the books myself. Your reading adds greatly to my enjoyment of the trip, as well as the reading I do on my own.
ReplyDeleteRobert C Ruark (died 1965) wrote several novels placed in Kenya and South Africa. "Uhuru" and "Something of Value" come to mind. I think he also wrote about his own safari experiences.
ReplyDeleteI have an old copy of a book by him called "Honey Badger" that I haven't read yet. Glad to hear he gets a recommendation! I'll have to get around to him!
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