Elephant Training School
In 1879, King Leopold II of Belgium launched an audacious plan to plunder the resources of the African continent. In his opinion, the key to dominating the territory lay in elephants—if he could train them. To bring this delusion to fruition, he recruited the charismatic Irish adventurer Frederick Carter for an unlikely mission: to transport four domesticated Asian elephants from India to the coast of East Africa, forcing them to march toward the Congo. The goal? To establish a training school for African elephants.
Following in the footsteps of these four animals, Sophy Roberts reconstructs the history of this forgotten expedition. On a journey that takes her from Belgium to Tanzania, from India to the Congo, the author weaves together voices from the past and present—from ivory traders to Catholic nuns—to reveal a tale of colonial greed, hypocrisy, and folly.
ISBN: 9789895777891
Chancela: Culture
Edição: julho de 2026
Tradução: Rui Azeredo
Dimensões: 150 mm x 23 mm x 28 mm
Encadernação: Paperback
Páginas: 416
Classificação Temática: História, Viagens
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