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This is de Prorok's tale of his archeological expedition into Abyssinia (now called Ethiopia) in 1933-34. Hardly the patient scientist, Prorok tells about raiding tombs, flirting with native women, outrunning murderous warlords, spying on magical cults, and getting hip-deep in political intrigue in one of the wildest places on Earth. This fellow is the real Indiana Jones. This edition contains a historical introduction and extensive footnotes.de Prorok, Byron Khun is the author of 'Dead Men Do Tell Tales A 1933 Archeological Expedition into Abyssinia' with ISBN 9781589762459 and ISBN 1589762452.
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