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Uhuru: A Novel of Africa Today
by Robert Ruark
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1962 McGraw Hill Book Company, New York. 1962. Hardcover. Book Club Edition by DJ note and indentation on the rear board corner. Book is tight, square, but does have the names and dates of four readers on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good; bumping to lower front tip, head, and tail, shelfwear to board lower edges; light soiling to textblock edges. DJ: Fair; old scotch tape repairs to upper and lower edges of DJ and front flap fold; missing piece on top of front panel; closed tears. Green cloth over boards with black overlay on the spine with red and white lettering on the spine; African heads in gilt on the front board. 555 pp 8vo. In the beginning was Mau Mau. Now the indomitable white settlers of Kenya are faced with the more organized demand- Uhuru-freedom for the African, as a couple of Oxford educated Kikuya leaders to whom the UN listens and had better, and the ubiquitous threat of Congolese chaos repeating itself in the British colony.The first white man in Kenya's history is hanged for killing a black, an African politico instigates a Mau Mau resurgence. There are at least five variations on what it is that can happen to a head on being separated from its shoulders by a panga. There are lion hunts, romantic interludes, and a solution that would have the British resolve their problems by emulating the Portuguese in Angola. Ruark writes through gritted teeth, bites off the entire political spectrum of Africa, and spits out a rather limited novel that excites and enthralls. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016402
- Title
- Uhuru: A Novel of Africa Today
- Author
- Robert Ruark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- African Fiction, Political fiction, African political fiction, murder - mayhem fiction, Robert Ruark, big game hunter, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- African Matters;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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