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Wildlife, Murram & Bush

A Family Adventure

By: Brian Dawtrey

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It is 1962. Imagine leaving behind all that is familiar and comfortable in Norfolk, to travel to an uncharted posting in Tanganyika, with three small children and all your worldly goods, whilst your friends and relations predict doom and disaster in the 'Dark Continent'. This is the adventure that Brian Dawtrey and his family embarked upon, armed with a black rolled umbrella with a gold band to fight off primitive savages, and a brand new Hoover washing machine. From the moment that they leave England's shores, you are swept along by their enthusiasm and lust for all that may face them - from recalcitrant hippopotami, charging elephants and a life-saving leopard, to welcoming tribesfolk and the glorious unspoilt African bush. Unfazed by minor setbacks such as the lack of electricity to drive the Hoover, and confrontations with unwelcoming snakes, the Dawtrey family revel in their new surroundings and the challenges of their new life under the Nyerere regime of Uhuru (Freedom). Witty, evocative and awe-inspiring, this charming book is a testament to the pioneering spirit of those who chose to embrace Africa at a time of great change, and to help its people to capitalise on their natural skills and resources.

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Africa - autobiography

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1844014894

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9781844014897

Who's Oliver?

By: Brian Dawtrey

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Who's Oliver?

By: Brian Dawtrey

Brian Dawtrey with his wife and three children spent twenty four years working in the Overseas Aid programme in Africa. Brian was an Honorary Wildlife Ranger and a onetime Chairman of the Wildlife Conservation Society of Zambia, in addition to his normal duties. Brian loves the natural world which led him to feel sympathy for the ostriches that have to eek-out a living in desert environments. His imagination led him to visualize a holiday for an ostrich, with his grandchildren, in England's 'green and pleasant land'. Brian has published three biographical books in his series headed Wild Africa, and Life At Home Farm.

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1787195538

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Wildlife, Murram & Bush

A Family Adventure

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A Family Adventure

By: Brian Dawtrey

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Africa - autobiography

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1844014894

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Wildlife, Murram & Bush

Wildlife, Murram & Bush

Who's Oliver?

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Wildlife, Murram & Bush

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