Project Gutenberg 2017-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 513 Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) 1879 1957 Powell, Edward Alexander Powell, E. A. (Edward Alexander) The last frontier : $b The white man's war for civilisation in Africa E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Christian Boissonnas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Last Frontier: The White Man's War for Civilisation in Africa" by E. Alexander Powell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the complexities of European imperialism in Africa, particularly focusing on the French colonial expansion and its impacts on native cultures. Powell's narrative likely delves into themes of adventure, conquest, and the moral implications of colonialism, shedding light on the experiences of both the colonizers and the indigenous peoples. The opening of this narrative sets the stage by discussing the historical context of the French expansion in Africa. Powell emphasizes how the rapid acquisition of land and resources by European powers has been an astonishing feat, reframing the continent's vastness through a lens of exploration and colonization. He introduces the reader to the various territories under French influence, like Morocco and Algeria, while reflecting on the lives of the pioneers who faced significant dangers. The author draws parallels between Africa's colonization and the earlier westward expansion in America, hinting at the challenges and changes brought about by such incursions. Through both historical events and vivid descriptions, the author portrays the struggle between these European colonizers and the native populations as pivotal to understanding the broader implications of Western intervention in Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Africa Africa -- Colonization DT Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 569922 2025-08-12T10:00:06.288490 text/html 544805 2024-10-23T02:39:00 text/html 3965937 2025-08-12T10:00:15.802415 application/epub+zip 3962543 2025-08-12T10:00:08.457435 application/epub+zip 304014 2025-08-12T10:00:07.145445 application/epub+zip 3807359 2025-08-12T10:00:20.875439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3745014 2025-08-12T10:00:14.390469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378599 2022-08-25T05:52:10.115606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496169 2025-08-12T10:00:05.332466 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 476204 2024-10-23T02:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17095 2025-08-12T10:00:21.056384 application/rdf+xml 11837 2025-08-12T10:00:07.272431 image/jpeg 1702 2025-08-12T10:00:07.209426 image/jpeg 3998207 2025-08-12T10:00:06.457452 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia