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Scramble for Africa...
White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
Scramble For Africa
*the full-scale story of the nineteenth-century imperial invasion of Africa
The Company of Trees
'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of MeadowlandThomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees …
The Year Of Liberty
This classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 remains the only full-scale history of that tragic event. As relevant today as it was when first published in 1969, THE …
The Tree Hunters
For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the 17th century, they had begun to plant …
Wellington
Wellington (1769-1852), the 'Iron Duke' is probably one of the best known military commanders of British history. This short biography also reveals the complex workings of this …
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham's beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits.
Spretae Carmina Musae
Remarkable Trees of the World
The publication of Remarkable Trees of the World took American audiences by storm. Thomas Pakenham embarks on a five-year odyssey to most of the temperate and tropical regions of …
King of Kings
Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. An early proponent of African unity and independence who claimed to be a descendant of King …