{"product_id":"lost-lion-of-empire-edward-paice-9780006530732","title":"Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn African Younghusband - the compelling life of a great adventurer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEwart Grogan, 'the baddest and boldest of a bad bold gang' of settlers in Kenya, was one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of African colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen he proposed to a young heiress, Gertrude Coleman, he needed to prove himself a 'somebody' to her father in order to win her hand. He did so in inimitable style, announcing that he intended to accomplish the first south-to-north traverse of Africa. In 1900, after two years of illness and extreme hardship, he arrived triumphantly in Cairo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe became an instant celebrity, and, on returning to England, at last married Gertrude. Now with a considerable fortune at his disposal, after a short but successful spell in South Africa he arrived in British East Africa. He quickly became a leader among the settlers, and embarked on a lifetime of grand projects, forced through despite government inertia, enormous natural obstacles and the looming threat of bankruptcy. Time after time he proved the doubters wrong, as he pulled off the seemingly impossible. Despite this frenetic activity, and despite his love for Gertrude, he still managed to find the time to run two separate families and father numerous children by various mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe abrasive and glamorous Grogan, with Delamere, was one of the founding fathers of Kenya - 'Lost Lion of Empire' is a brilliant and powerful account both of the life of an exceptional man and the birth of a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Paice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0006530737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780006530732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.27d","brand":"Edward Paice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995473117439,"sku":"9780006530732","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82224d9b-a69a-4549-b0ad-1589a4a0dc10.jpg?v=1683336013","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-lion-of-empire-edward-paice-9780006530732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}