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The Killing of Dr. Albrecht Roscher: The Story of a Young German Explorer in East Africa 1858-1860. By J. W. Heldring. Leicestershire: Upfront Publishing, 2003. Pp. 393. £11.99, paper.
After having lived in East Africa for twenty years, author J.W. Heldring came upon the name of the young German explorer Albrecht Roscher. While out to "discover" East Africa, Roscher was killed in northwest Mozambique in 1860 and Heldring wanted to learn more about him and the...