1953 The Making of the Modern Sudan

Description

First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

This work is Henderson's letters, papers and lectures and are edited by K D D Henderson, the governor of Darfur. 

Sir Douglas Newbold was the Governor of Kordofan from 1932-1938 and was Civil Secretary from 1939-1945. He was an important colonial governor. When he worked in Sudan it was during the political transition of Sudan and had a great passion for the Sudanese people. He protected the Sudanese from commercial and political exploitation before defending them from foreign invasion. 

Illustrated, with a frontispiece, thirty-six illustrations, and four maps including one folding. 

A bright, well preserved first edition copy of this work which looks at Sudan from the perspective of an important figure in the colonial administration.