Publisher's Synopsis
A plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of Western colonial rule, largely under the vision of Cecil Rhodes, in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. Volume 3 covers Alternative Routes in the Equatorial Zone, The Ribs of the Iron Spine, The Natives along the Route, Wild Game on the Route, and The Trail of the Ancients along the Route.