Welcome back. I said this: "On an historic note, in 1827, Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, sent a young female giraffe to French King Charles X as a royal gift, to firm up relations between the two countries. There's some interesting side-notes and coincidences which Allin's research brings together neatly, giving context and fleshing out the backstory of Zarafa's journey up the Nile to Marseille. It's the story of Muhammed Ali, Egyptian viceroy and his courtship of French support, education, culture.
The giraffe is a gift from the Egyptian viceroy Muhammad Ali to the French king Charles X.
Januar 2014 A young female giraffe was sent as a present from Egypt to post-Napoleonic France; she had been captured by hunters who killed her mother, very young, and needed to be fed on milk for years. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What we have here is an extremely thin tale of a giraffe embedded in a great deal of context.
Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. Michael Allin condenses a lot of complicated political history of the 18th and 19th century in a straightforward and clear way, all entwined around the journey of Zarafa the giraffe. It was the time of empire, when kings collected exotic animals and articles of antiquity, an age when all things Egyptian were the rage, and the Rosetta Stone was deciphered. And for anyone who hasn't, Michael Allin perfectly captures the grace the well-plotted garden still possesses today. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. I agree, though, that the description of Zarafa herself and her life in Paris is lacking. Zarafa is the fascinating true story of a singular giraffe. Zarafa is an enchanting creature made immortal by Allin. Michael Allin condenses a lot of complicated political history of the 18th and 19th century in a straightforward and clear way, all entwined around the journey of Zarafa the giraffe. Laden Sie eine der kostenlosen Kindle Apps herunter und beginnen Sie, Kindle-Bücher auf Ihrem Smartphone, Tablet und Computer zu lesen.Geben Sie Ihre Mobiltelefonnummer ein, um die kostenfreie App zu beziehen. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. You chug it down. I am so glad I skipped through is personal information and entered the world of Zarafa! the charming tale of a gentle giraffe's long journey from the headwaters of the nile to the heart of paris complete with fairy tale pashas, dashing tomb robbers, devoted handlers and lovable bureaucrats (?!) -- Detroit Free Press From the Back Cover It was the Age of Enlightenment. I like this sort of history - an interesting peculiarity from the past, recounted with supporting information about the time and place. It is a fascinating story and the illustrationsRezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 20.
The best kind of biography (one that puts the life of its subject in complete context).An amiable account of the politics back of the gift of a giraffe to King Charles X of France and this remarkable animal's long journey in 1826-1827 from far south in Africa to Paris.The story of Zarafa's 4,000 mile journey from central Africa to Paris early in the nineteenth century is interwoven with the fascinating history of African/Egyptian/French relations from Napoleon through Charles X in this slim but well researched book. I am so glad I skipped through is personal information and entered the world of Zarafa! This is about the gift of a giraffe to King Charles X of France from the Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, one Muhammad Ali, in 1826. I am so glad she had kind handlers and she kept her good disposition because she was so very young when captured....did not know any different. I loved this book even though at times it was sad to read as I hate wild animals being kept in captivity. Februar 2019 From Parisienne women with their hair coiffured so high they had to sit on the floor of their carriages to men sporting hats and ties in elongated fashion, "a la Girafe" was born.
I had to read this for my college class, it was very interesting and full of historical figures Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 3. Es wird kein Kindle Gerät benötigt. This is not so much the story of Zarafa as the story of post-Revolutionary France:its explorations, exploitation of and relations with Egypt, its own internal politics. An enchanting book combined with a historical backdrop Buy Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story New edition by Allin, Michael (ISBN: 9780747262091) from Amazon's Book Store.
In 1827 the King of Egypt, in an effort to improve political relations, sent a giraffe to King Charles X of France as a gift. Michael Allin, who takes the liberty of naming the apparently nameless giraffe Zarafa for the Arabic term zerafa which translates as "charming" or "lovely one," does an excellent job of pulling a very complicated political history together into a The story of Zarafa's 4,000 mile journey from central Africa to Paris early in the nineteenth century is interwoven with the fascinating history of African/Egyptian/French relations from Napoleon through Charles X in this slim but well researched book.
This slim volume is perfect entertainment for a journeyRezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 4. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 8. I wanted to know more about Zarafa's life in Paris, but I guess the really interesting story is of her voyage from Africa to the Jardin des Plantes. But all in all -- imagine being there at the time and seeing that beautiful animal proudly march by!
A fascinating journey through history, geography and zoologyRezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 2. This reveals a certain hastiness. Zarafa was a gentle 19th-century giraffe, a simple animal whose life was dictated by the tumultuous times around her.
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