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Book/Printed Material The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude,

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Title

  • The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude,

Summary

  • This two-volume work by Sir Henry Hamilton (Harry) Johnston, a British explorer, writer, and colonial official who spent much of his career in Africa, is an encyclopedic compilation of information about Uganda, which became a British protectorate in 1894. Johnston was asked by the crown, in 1899, to spend two years in Uganda as a special commissioner, in order to establish civilian administration after a period of disastrous military rule. He concluded an agreement with the ruling chiefs of Buganda that helped bring stability to the country. During his term in office, Johnston continued his literary and scientific pursuits and spent eight months traveling to gather the information in these volumes. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927.

Created / Published

  • New York, Dodd, Mead, 1904.

Headings

  • -  Ethnology--Uganda
  • -  Natural history--Uganda
  • -  Okapi
  • -  Africa--Languages
  • -  Uganda

Notes

  • -  Appendix to chapter XIII "Anthropology" and to chapter XIV "Pygmies and forest negroes", by Dr. F. Shrubsall.
  • -  Paged continuously.
  • -  Printed by Hazell, Watson, and Viney, ld., London and Aylesbury, England.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-3

Medium

  • 2 v. col. front., illus., col. plates, ports., fold. maps. 26 x 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DT434.U2 J72

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08018403

OCLC Number

  • 3224745

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  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Johnston, Harry. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1904. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/08018403/.

APA citation style:

Johnston, H. (1904) The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. New York, Dodd, Mead. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/08018403/.

MLA citation style:

Johnston, Harry. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1904. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/08018403/>.