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African Summer: The Story of a Fish out of Water
Contributor(s): Gilman, John (Illustrator), Gilman, Andrew (Author)

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 ISBN: 1482731061     ISBN-13: 9781482731064
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $10.40  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Africa - West
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.25" W x 8" L (0.50 lbs) 212 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Cultural Region - West Africa
 
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Publisher Description:
Stuck like a tongue in the mouth of Senegal, the tiny country of the Gambia is one of those places the world forgets until the president puts down a coup - but as Andrew Gilman discovered one hot summer, even the craziest dictator can be nice at his own birthday party. Anything's possible in a land where you can search for dragons by day and sip tea with silversmiths by night, or meet a blacksmith who moonlights as a sorcerer. Signing up for a seven-week trip, Andrew never thought Gambian life might mean knife-wielding maniacs and hungry crocodiles, swimming in hippo-infested waters or barely escaping riptides. But he packed enough for a small safari, just in case. Between magic and the local moonshine Andrew managed to make it out alive - and with self-deprecating humor tells the story of a country called "the Smiling Coast," and a travel novice forgetting to look before he leaps headlong into the heart of Africa.
 
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