Ivory Trader in North Kenia the Record of an Expedition Through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in East Equatorial Africa: With an Account of the Rendili and Burkeneji Tribes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Ivory Trader in North Kenia the Record of an Expedition Through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in East Equatorial Africa: With an Account of the Rendili and Burkeneji Tribes<br><br>Although there may be no justification for the production of this work the reader will perhaps deal leniently with me under the First Offenders Act. Among the various reasons which prompted me to commit the crime of adding a contribution to the World''s literature is the fact that little or nothing is known concerning certain peculiar tribes; to wit the Rendili and Burkeneji. They are a nomadic people whose origin is as yet wrapped in mystery. In addition to this an account of the trials and difficulties to be encountered in the endeavour to obtain that rapidly vanishing commodity ivory will perhaps please those into Whose hands this work may fall who delight in moving accidents by ?ood and field.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.