Dreamers of Empire

by Achmed Abdullah

Book Overview

Dreamers of Empire presents the captivating biographies of some of the British Empire's most daring adventurers and empire-builders. This volume explores the lives of men such as Cecil John Rhodes, a visionary and controversial figure in South African colonization; Richard Francis Burton, the famed explorer and translator of The Arabian Nights; and John Nicholson and Henry Montgomery Lawrence, key military figures in British India. It also includes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1434497410
• ISBN13: 9781434497413
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"