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The life of English explorer William Cotton Oswell (1818-93) was
marked by adventures and discoveries. At nineteen, he left Essex
for Madras, where he worked for the East India Company and became a
renowned elephant catcher. Due to poor health, he was sent to South
Africa, the 'empire of wild sport', where he specialised in hunting
and exploration. He discovered the River Zouga and Lake Ngami
during an expedition across the Kalahari desert, and travelled to
the Zambezi River with Scottish missionary David Livingstone.
Originally published in 1900, this two-volume biography was written
by Oswell's eldest son. Since Oswell kept no diary, his life is
here reconstructed through the many letters he sent to his family
and friends. Volume 2 opens with Oswell's return to England in
1852, and includes an account of his journey to the Crimean front,
where he worked in hospitals between 1854 and 1855.
The life of English explorer William Cotton Oswell (1818-93) was
marked by adventures and discoveries. At nineteen, he left Essex
for Madras, where he worked for the East India Company and became a
renowned elephant catcher. Due to poor health, he was sent to South
Africa, the 'empire of wild sport', where he specialised in hunting
and exploration. He discovered the River Zouga and Lake Ngami
during an expedition across the Kalahari desert, and travelled to
the Zambezi River with Scottish missionary David Livingstone.
Originally published in 1900, this two-volume biography was written
by Oswell's eldest son. Since Oswell kept no diary, his life is
here reconstructed through the many letters he sent to his family
and friends. Volume 1 focuses on Oswell's youth. It describes the
seven years he spent in India, where he trained as a surgeon, and
his five African expeditions from 1844 to 1852.
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