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Settlers and Scouts: A Tale of the African Highlands

by Herbert Strang

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureHistoricalChildren's27 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
27 chapters
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About this book

A father and son embark on a daring journey to the untamed highlands of British East Africa, seeking new beginnings amid wild landscapes, exotic wildlife, and the challenges of pioneering life along the Uganda railway. Adventure and survival await in this vivid tale of colonial settlement.

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Contents

27 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER THE FIRST--The Emigrants
03CHAPTER THE SECOND--Said Mohammed, failed B.A.
04CHAPTER THE THIRD--In a Game-Pit
05CHAPTER THE FOURTH--White Man's Magic
06CHAPTER THE FIFTH--Juma takes to the Bush
07CHAPTER THE SIXTH--Raided by Lions
08CHAPTER THE SEVENTH--John runs the Farm
09CHAPTER THE EIGHTH--Hard Pressed
10CHAPTER THE NINTH--A Rearguard Fight
11CHAPTER THE TENTH--Driving Sheep to Market
12CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH--Rhinoceros and Lions

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