false 635001 1 <div><div>No traveler to date has matched the intrepid 19th-century gentleman for his bravery, derring-do, and ability to make a perfect cup of tea in the most malarial of climes. But the sun has set on the golden age of exploration, and the records of these fearless, mustachioed adventurers have vanished from the shelves. In their place have appeared timorous travel guides written by authors who could hardly locate Rhodesia on a classroom globe let alone comment on the proper etiquette of an Italian duel.<br>Now, with the publication of Vic Darkwood&#8217;s <i>How to Make Friends and Oppress People, </i>at long last today's aspiring adventurers can avail themselves of the best of classic travel advice on such invaluable topics as:<br>-Using Anthills as Ovens<br>-Hunting Elephants and Hippos with a Javelin<br>-Sleeping on a Billiard Table as a Means of Avoiding Vermin <br>-Digging a Well with a Pointy Stick<br>Fully illustrated with over 150 drawings and woodcuts, this inestimable collection of wisdom drawn from actual 19th- and early 20th-century guidebooks will prove essential to any traveler looking to enjoy his excursion abroad or hoping to avoid death at the hands of inhospitable natives. <br></div></div> 621287 10 7 2007 How to Make Friends and Oppress People: Classic Travel Advice for the Gentleman Adventurer total:16|5:2|4:5|3:5|2:3|1:1| 16 52 51 9 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 07:07:07 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:36:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:12:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:15:05 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 14:37:31 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:51:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 12:26:48 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 12:27:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 07:43:32 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 08:00:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 10 09:59:12 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 10:01:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 08 21:45:45 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 21:48:35 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:43:58 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 06:28:56 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Thu Feb 28 07:34:22 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 08:00:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 15:34:33 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 15:34:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 13:21:34 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:21:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 11 17:21:58 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 17:21:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 14:19:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:19:51 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 05:11:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 05:11:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 12:53:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:54:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 06:59:51 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 06:59:51 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Apr 07 03:53:09 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:43:22 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 07 03:53:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 04 17:24:36 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 17:24:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 20:44:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:44:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 13 18:18:17 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 18:18:21 -0800 2008