Golden Rhino is a description of travels in Africa pursueing its pre-history and the evolution of society, written in 1991 and published for many years on the Internet.
Two Shores of the Ocean describes journeys on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts of India, East Africa from Lamu to Zanzibar, Sofala and Mozambique and South Africa to the southern tip. These journeys had a purpose, to learn history on the ground and the book was an intellectual gateway to further study of the evolution of mankind.
This third revised edition is a thorough exploration of the evolution of mankind in Africa. Latest facts and speculations have been reviewed and narrated with the author's insights and commentary. This is an inclusive study with an emphasis on the need to examine the seashore as a vital part of our ancestral story. It is surely high time to end the narrow vision of excluding African Indian Ocean seashores from five million years of hominin evo...
This a collection of travel stories over nearly sixty years from 1949 to 2007. During that time the author saw many changes in Africa and recorded them with his observations, often with the goal of extending his knowledge of history and pre-history of the region. These stories fill gaps between previous books devoted to particular expeditions.
The story of a trans-African journey by Landrover from north to south in 1965. This grand safari by the author and his companion was undertaken when most African countries were newly independent, riding on the crest of a wave. Published now, its descriptions and commentary have historical significance.
The history and pre-history of eastern Africa during the last 5, 000 years, featuring the impact and influence of northern hemisphere Indian Ocean seatraders.
