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Aug 10, 1999 · In 1826, a twelve-foot giraffe, captured in the Sudan, shipped down the Nile, carried across the Mediterranean in a ship's hold, was now walking across France. A gift from Muhammed Ali, the most powerful man in Africa, this "beautiful stranger" would become an object of adoration in France.
May 31, 1998 · Michael Allin has written an absolutely fascinating book about Zarafa, a young Masai giraffe who was gifted by Muhammad Ali, the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, to Charles X of France in 1826. Zarafa was the first living giraffe Europe had seen in almost 350 years and the first giraffe ever to arrive in France.
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Zarafa chronicles the full story of this remarkable animal, revealing a kaleidoscope of history, science, and culture that opens an exotic window on the early nineteenth century. From the Enlightenment’s blossoming fascination with science to Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Egypt in 1798–from the eminent French naturalist Étienne ...
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Aug 1, 1998 · Michael Allin intertwines natural history with a brutal chapter in the history of civilization, augmenting the clarity of both. This story of one docile animal contrasts sharply with those of the human profiteers, warmongers, and interlopers who ultimately decide her fate.
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Jan 1, 1998 · But in this compelling, beautifully rendered book, Michael Allin looks beyond the fairy tale to reveal the complex web of politics, culture, religion, and greed that fueled the phenomenon of the giraffe called Zarafa.
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Aug 10, 1999 · Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris. Michael Allin. Random House Publishing Group, Aug 10, 1999 - History - 224 pages. In October 1826, a ship arrived at...
Michael Allin is the author of Zarafa: A Giraffe’s True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris and the novel The Christmas Kid. Read More. In October 1826, a ship arrived at Marseille carrying the first giraffe ever seen in France.
