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East Along the Equator: A Journey Up the Congo and into Zaire (Traveler / Atlantic Monthly Press)
 
 
East Along the Equator: A Journey Up the Congo and into Zaire (Traveler / Atlantic Monthly Press) (Paperback)
by Helen Winternitz (Author) "We both were jumpy on the long night flight from Brussels to Kinshasa ..." (more)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 274 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (25 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0871131625
  • ISBN-13: 978-0871131621
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 13.9 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 927,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #32 in  Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Africa > Democratic Republic of Congo

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comment on East Along the Equator, 7 Jan 1999
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This is a fine book. It takes the reader into the heart of Africa and into the heart of American foreign policy. The New Yorker described it as "wonderfully well written," and it is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Travelogue and politica - a fine bok about a weird country, 4 Jan 2000
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Man - did I get annoyed with Helen Winternitz! Whining, self-obsessed, posturing - name a load of non-americans' prejudices against contemporary american travellers, and she's got 'em! But as I write this review 8-9 years after I read the book, I'll admit: It is excellent. After all these years, I still have vivid memories of her beautiful descriptions of steaming up the Congo river aboard