"Ismailia" by Sir Samuel White Baker is a historical exploration of a 19th-century journey into the heart of Central Africa. The book chronicles an expedition set forth with orders from the Khedive of Egypt, with the purpose of stamping out the slave trade and promoting proper trade practices in the area. The story describes the environment during that time, focusing on the efforts to end slavery and the many problems faced during that assignment. The book starts with a preface explaining the reasons for the adventure, highlighting the awful slave trade he saw during earlier trips. The author portrays the terrible state of Central Africa, full of widespread slavery and chaos caused by Arab merchants. He points out the Khedive’s promise to fix society and the trials he experiences from people on both sides of the issue. As the story unfolds, the author prepares for the mission, describing the planning needed to move troops and supplies across dangerous land. The book gives off a feeling of determination as he gets ready to stand up against groups that resist change.
Ismailia
By Samuel White Baker
In a 19th-century mission to end the slave trade in Central Africa, a determined leader faces treacherous terrain and powerful resistance.
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About the AuthorSir Samuel White Baker was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the first European to visit Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Sir Samuel White Baker was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the first European to visit Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
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