Author

Publication

1999 - Red Sea Press, Lawrenceville, NJ, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

67,750 words, Guess

Page Count

271 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4479556
  • LibraryThing4406582

Classifications

  • DDC916.3504/72
  • LCCDT393.34 .S74 1999

Description

There are some places that hound the imagination of a traveler years before they actually have the opportunity to visit. This is how the ancient lands of Eritrea and Ethiopia beckoned to author Julia Stewart. Breathtaking landscapes, attractive citizens, intricately spiced foods, a gentle culture and rich history - it was all waiting for her. All of these things, Stewart came to experience and appreciate with abundance. What she did not predict were several mysterious happenings: harassment at the hands of "union busters," an impromptu running of the bulls, coming face to face with abject poverty, and her own reactions to these unpredictable events. Stewart's travels to Eritrea and Ethiopia are of a current vintage, unlike those of famous explorers of an earlier period such as Richard Burton and James Bruce. Her travels took place during a post-war era when tremendous changes were occurring in the political and social lives of the people.

Subjects

Topics

TravelEritreaDescription and travelSocial life and customsEthiopia, description and travelEritrea -- Description and travel.Ethiopia -- Description and travel.

People

Julia Stewart

Other Editions

  • Eccentric gracesRed Sea Press1999

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