Two Kings of Uganda, or the Life by the Shores of Victoria Nyanza (Classic Reprint): Being an Account of a Residence of Six Years in Eastern ... Eastern Equatorial Africa (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ashe, Robert Pickering

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0365890537 ISBN 13: 9780365890539

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

A frontline account of faith, danger, and resilience in late 19th‑century East Africa. This memoir traces a missionary’s daily life amid armed conflict, fragile alliances, and a stubborn resolve to teach and publish amid upheaval.

The narrative moves from the shores of Zanzibar to the heart of Buganda, showing how faith, courage, and practical action intersect in a world shadowed by insurrection and war. Readers meet the people, the trials, and the small acts that kept a mission alive—printing sheets, teaching reading, and navigating shifting loyalties—while the author bears witness to moments of peril and compassion alike.

- A vivid window into colonial-era Africa and the challenges of sustaining a mission under threat.
- Real-life episodes of courage, negotiation, and the daily work of teaching and printing.
- Portraits of key figures, from local leaders to Christian converts, and the complex politics of the era.
- Scenes of risk and restraint that illuminate personal faith and humanitarian resolve.

Ideal for readers who seek a grounded, firsthand view of mission life, cross-cultural contact, and the human cost of historical conflict.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0365890537
• ISBN 13: 9780365890539
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 326
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