It is the 1950s. The final years of colonialism in Africa and the
beginning of the long struggle for independence. A young and very
naive RAF serviceman stationed in Rhodesia (Simbabwe) ignores
warnings that white men never hitchhike in Africa, takes a map, a
pack, and his insatiable curiosity and sets off to see Africa. In
this lively, evocative, richly drawn travel account, author,
writer, and world trekker John Fulford shares his pre-revolutionary
wanderings through Northern and Southern Rhodesia (present day
Zambia and Zimbabwe), Nyasaland (Malawi), Mozambique, South Africa,
and the Belgian Congo (Zaire). He accepts every invitation by every
stranger that he meets and explores tobacco farms, copper mines,
and sugar plantations. He clashes with border officials, meets a
long-lost uncle, is stuck on the banks of the Zambezi for days,
learns a great deal of history, and is very nearly court-martialed.
Along the way he meets everyone from drunks and missionaries, to
black laborers and white salesmen. And through endless
conversations with this diverse swath of humanity, he confronts
racism, paternalism, and Apartheid, slowly grasping the pulse,
rhythm and extraordinary complexity of this magical land --- caught
in a critical moment in history. Whether travel reader, history
buff or Africa-phile Hitchhiking to Serendip will satisfy and
delight all --- reaffirming the exhilarating nature of exotic
discovery, captivatingly obscure corners of history and, above all,
the pioneering travel spirit.
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