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Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born 14 August 1933), known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.
The Scramble for Africa, 1876–1912 or The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912, is a comprehensive history of the colonisation of African territory by European powers between 1876 and 1912 known as the Scramble for Africa.
- Thomas Pakenham
- 1991
A landmark volume celebrating the most remarkable trees on our planet. The Spirit of nineteenth-century exploration lives in British historian Thomas Pakenham, who has spent the last decade...
- Thomas Pakenham
- illustrated
- W. W. Norton & Company, 2002
Books. The Boer War. Featuring previously unpublished sources, this 'enjoyable as well as massively impressive' bestseller is a definitive account of the Boer War (Financial Times) The war...
- 0349141940, 9780349141947
- Thomas Pakenham
- Little, Brown Book Group, 2015
12 de nov. de 2002 · Tom Pakenham would know. In addition to writing important historical works like ''The Scramble for Africa,'' ''The Boer War'' and ''The Year of Liberty,'' he is known for his two photography...
30 de oct. de 2015 · Thomas Pakenham is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. In middle age he became a best-selling author thanks to his 1996 book Meetings With Remarkable Trees. Other books about similar meetings...
25 de nov. de 2015 · Thomas Pakenham. Wed Nov 25 2015 - 08:00. I have been remarkably fortunate. I developed a passion for trees and the trees responded. At any rate, most of my trees seem happy where I planted...
