Across Africa for Love and Glory
December 7, 2010 1:03 PM Subscribe
Across Africa for Love and Glory
My book Crossing the Heart of Africa just came out today. It's about retracing the 1898-1900 route of the British explorer Ewart Grogan from South Africa to Sudan. He did it to prove to his girlfriend's stepfather that he was worthy of marriage; I did it in part to dispel my own pre-wedding jitters. So it's an adventure-travel-history-romance-memoir. There's a photo gallery, animated map and excerpt. (For anyone who noticed a strange theme to my AskMe questions over the years - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - this is why. And thanks!)
My book Crossing the Heart of Africa just came out today. It's about retracing the 1898-1900 route of the British explorer Ewart Grogan from South Africa to Sudan. He did it to prove to his girlfriend's stepfather that he was worthy of marriage; I did it in part to dispel my own pre-wedding jitters. So it's an adventure-travel-history-romance-memoir. There's a photo gallery, animated map and excerpt. (For anyone who noticed a strange theme to my AskMe questions over the years - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - this is why. And thanks!)
This project was posted to MetaFilter by filthy light thief on December 14, 2010: Across Africa for Love and Glory
Ordered the book off Amazon and looking forward to getting it tomorrow!
posted by drjimmy11 at 9:54 PM on December 9, 2010
posted by drjimmy11 at 9:54 PM on December 9, 2010
Sweet!
posted by Bighappyfunhouse at 4:35 PM on December 12, 2010
posted by Bighappyfunhouse at 4:35 PM on December 12, 2010
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Also good to see at least someone asking a bunch of ask mefis *was*actually writing a book.
posted by gomichild at 1:23 PM on December 7, 2010