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1	Boer War more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, no end of a lesson'. The public expected it to be over by Christmas, but it proved to be the longest (two and three-quarter years), the costliest (over 200 million), the bloodiest (at least 22,000 British, 25,000 Boer and 12,000 African lives) and the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.06! \| first editions
2	Meetings with remarkable trees more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist With this astonishing collection of tree portraits, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owed little to conventional botany. The sixty trees were grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, Travellers, Shrines, Fantasies and Survivors. From the ancient native trees, many of which are huge and ... see all copies from $2.37! new only from $12.73! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 more books like this by Thomas Pakenham, J M Fox (Editor) add to wishlist Panoramic history at its best: a vivid, dramatic account of how five rapacious European powers seized and subjugated an entire continent. Pakenham tells of the scramble for loot, markets and colonial prestige in which Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy carved up a continent of 11 million square miles and 200 million people. 25 maps; 32 ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $22.98! \| first editions
4	Remarkable Trees of the World more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist Thomas Pakenham embarked on a five-year odyssey to most of the temperate and tropical regions of the world to photograph 60 trees of remarkable personality and presence: dwarfs, giants, monuments and aliens. see all copies from $7.85! new only from $19.47! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Scramble for Africa... more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist The extraordinary race for African territory that began in the 1880's and swept the political masters of Europe off their feet. see all copies from $6.01! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
6	In Search of Remarkable Trees: On Safari in Southern Africa more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist The famed author of "The Boer War "and "Remarkable Trees of the World "presents some of the oldest, most unusual, and most impressive trees on the planet as he travels across Southern Africa and Madagascar. Thomas Pakenham, no stranger to Africa with his award-winning books "The Boer War "and "The Scramble for Africa," nor to remarkable trees ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $12.98! \| SVS
7	The scramble for Africa, 1876-1912 more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist In 1880 most of the continent was ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European powers had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square miles of new territory, and 110 million bewildered new subjects. This work provides an account of the conquest of Africa. We are ... see all copies from $5.75! new only from $11.94! \| first editions
8	Eamon de Valera more books like this by Frank Pakenham Longford, Earl of, Thomas Patrick O'Neill add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	The Remarkable Baobab more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist Pakenham chronicles his personal encounters with the baobabs of Africa, Australia, Madagascar, and America and shares the countless superstitions and myths, as well as the often-strange history that surrounds these enigmatic trees. Includes 60 color images. see all copies from $2.61! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Mountains of Rasselas: An Ethiopian Adventure more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist A romantic book of history and travel, by a master storyteller who retraces his 1953 journey to discover the truth abour the strange fate of the Royal Princes of Abysinia. Spurred on by reading Dr Johnson's 18th century bestseller Rasselas which describes the strange fate of the Royal Princes of Abyssinia, who were condemned to be imprisoned in ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
11	The Year of Liberty: The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798 more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist The Irish rebellion of 1798 was the most violent and tragic event in Irish history between the Jacobite wars and the Great Famine of the 1840s. Using contemporary resources and illustrated sources, this book provides an account of the unfolding drama of that fateful year. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.94! \| first editions
12	A Traveller's Companion to Dublin more books like this by Valerie Pakenham (Editor), St. Thomas (Editor), Thomas Pakenham (Editor) add to wishlist This volume splendidly brings to life Dublin's turbulent history, its literary and theatrical character, and its revolutionary ideals and heroes. Illustrations. Maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99!
13 view cover	The big house in Ireland more books like this by Valerie Pakenham, Thomas Pakenham (Photographer) add to wishlist The big Irish House has haunted the Irish landscape and Irish imagination for nearly four hundred years. Gaelic poets cursed or celebrated its power. Irish historians have debated its role for good or ill in the countryside. And generations of Irish novelists have made it a central presence in their books. In this anthology the idiosyncratic life ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $34.20!
14	The Boer War: Illustrated Edition more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist A profusely illustrated history of the Boer War condensed from the author's massive and definitive The Boer War. see all copies from $18.00! first editions
15 view cover	Arboles Excepcionales del Mundo more books like this by Thomas Pakenham, Jorge Gonzalez Batlle (Translator) add to wishlist The world's most dramatic trees, many of which are in danger of destruction, are lyrically described and beautifully photographed in this homage to their majesty and variety. Owing little to conventional botany, this collection is arranged according to the characters of the trees themselves: giants, dwarfs, Methuselahs, shrines, dreams, lovers, ... see all copies from $21.45! new only from $21.45!
16 view cover	Surgeon Major Parke's African Journey 1887-89 more books like this by J B Lyons, Thomas Pakenham (Foreword by) add to wishlist A life of the celebrated Victorian traveller and the discoverer of "the Mountains of the Moon". see all copies from $42.95!
17 view cover	The year of liberty : the story of the great Irish Rebellion of 1798 more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist 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 YEAR OF LIBERTY is now reissued with the addition of a chronology and a glossary of terms. In May 1798 a hundred thousand peasants rose against the British government in ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $19.65! \| first editions
18	Le Tour Du Monde En 80 Arbres by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist see all copies from $73.00! new only from $73.00!
19 view cover	The Year of Liberty: The History of the Great Irish Rebellion of 1798 more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist A detailed and authentic history of the downfall of Hitler's armies as told by the men and women who took part in the final battles of the Second World War.There are accounts from Cnadian,British and German soldiers and airman,from concentration camp survivors and civilians on both sides.THE CONQUEST OF THE REICH covers the 11-month period from D ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $99.16! \| first editions
20	Dublin: A Travellers' Companion more books like this by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.92! \| first editions
21	Rencontres Avec Des Arbres Remarquables by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist see all copies from $121.28! new only from $121.28!
22	Little Britain - BBC Comedy S. by Thomas Pakenham add to wishlist see all copies from $58.05!

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