• Original cover of Cairo to Kisumu by Frank G. Carpenter
  • Historic photograph of the Nile waterfront at Khartoum from Cairo to Kisumu
  • Historic photograph of Omdurman from Cairo to Kisumu
  • Original route map from Cairo to Kisumu
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Frank G. Carpenter

Cairo to Kisumu — Frank G. Carpenter

Cairo to Kisumu — Frank G. Carpenter

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Stand with me on the Hill of the Citadel and take a look over Cairo. We are away up over the river Nile, and far above the minarets of the mosques that rise out of the vast plain of houses below. We are at a height as great as the tops of the Pyramids, which stand out upon the yellow desert off to the left. The sun is blazing and there is a smoky haze over the Nile valley, but it is not dense enough to hide Cairo. The city lying beneath us is the largest on the African continent and one of the mightiest of the world.

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Frank G. Carpenter travels from Egypt through Sudan and onward to Kenya, recording the cities, river routes, industries, landscapes, and daily life he encountered. Published in 1923 and richly illustrated, the book includes substantial chapters on Khartoum, Omdurman, General Gordon, and travel along the Nile.

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Author: Frank G. Carpenter
Narrator: BettyB
Language: English
Subjects: Egypt, Sudan, Khartoum, Omdurman, Kenya, Nile travel and geography
Sources: Project Gutenberg eBook 71651 and LibriVox public-domain recording

Historical note: this early-twentieth-century travel account reflects the terminology and colonial viewpoints of its period.

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