The Life Times of Ngamiland. The Story of Maun

Maun is an African village popular among hunters photographers nature lovers adventurers travelers ecologists geologists and zoologists. It is also a popular place for safaris and it has a renowned reputation in the world of writers and film makers. Situated in the Okavango it was discovered for the outside world by David Livingstone and ever since has been known as the last Eden on Earth. Although the village is popular among visitors only a person living in Maun can fully appreciate its beauty and value. The uniqueness of Maun lies in its remoteness from the modern world in it being situated in the heart of the wilderness. Because of this the villagers live in a highly diverse cultural environment which combines elements of all historical periods with the prehistoric and the modern existing side by side. The book features a number of historic photographs documents maps and reports of the adventures of early travelers such as Livingstone and Selous. It also includes the history of the Ghanzi settlement and even the story of the Batawanas first settlement in Kwebe from which the recorded history of Ngamiland begins as reported by Major Lugard to the British West Charterland Co. His wife Nell documented 374 plants 92 of which were growing in the Kwebe Hills and were previously unknown to the botanic world including Stapeli kwebensis. Her collection of plants together with her album of drawings and watercolors are displayed in Kew Gardens London. The book is illustrated with numerous anecdotes stories memories and opinions gathered from people who lived in Ngamiland.