The Imperial Achievement: The Rise and Transformation of the British EmpireProvides A General Survey, An Interpretation Of The Rise And Transformation Of The Empire And Commonwealth In The Light Of Modern World And The Way It Is Going. |
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... tropical diseases could ac- count for 4,700 out of the 5,260 casualties at the siege of Havana , the planters themselves were better acclimatized : indeed , they were pickled . ' They eat like cormorants , ' it was observed , ' and ...
... tropical diseases could ac- count for 4,700 out of the 5,260 casualties at the siege of Havana , the planters themselves were better acclimatized : indeed , they were pickled . ' They eat like cormorants , ' it was observed , ' and ...
Page 415
... tropical island of Zanzibar and the ancient ports of Kilwa , Dar - es - Salaam and Mombasa and , northward , the blazing heat and semi - desert of Somaliland , contrasted with the highlands of Kenya and Tanganyika , and the magnificent ...
... tropical island of Zanzibar and the ancient ports of Kilwa , Dar - es - Salaam and Mombasa and , northward , the blazing heat and semi - desert of Somaliland , contrasted with the highlands of Kenya and Tanganyika , and the magnificent ...
Page 450
... tropical East Africa and long the most remote , it is the most prosperous of the new states , with big exports of cotton and coffee ; it has copper - mines in the Ruwenzori mountains , and the peasants work a rich tropical agriculture ...
... tropical East Africa and long the most remote , it is the most prosperous of the new states , with big exports of cotton and coffee ; it has copper - mines in the Ruwenzori mountains , and the peasants work a rich tropical agriculture ...
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