tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383687614967941820.post296172530153756217..comments2024-02-28T01:13:30.122-08:00Comments on Billy Goes to Mordor: Old School Inspiration from The Man Eaters of TsavoNadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379496050656646495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383687614967941820.post-66471884179797878972015-04-08T11:34:29.147-07:002015-04-08T11:34:29.147-07:00Yeah, I was curious how it would be reading a colo...Yeah, I was curious how it would be reading a colonial-era book about life in British Africa. Not how I expected. Patterson speaks, for the most part, with admiration and respect for the various native tribes. He often times helps the indigenous people he encounters with food and medicine. He even speaks disparagingly about one of his Pakastani servants who, when a native guide is dragged into the water by a crocodile, comments "well at least it was only one of the savages".<br /><br />One might still criticize Patterson for taking part in the European colonization of Africa in general, but given that he was actually doing development work, building a railroad, I'm not sure he really deserves that...Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717291964764757651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383687614967941820.post-79098783162115230602015-04-07T10:08:04.255-07:002015-04-07T10:08:04.255-07:00Great stuff!Great stuff!Mallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383687614967941820.post-70366724547123257152015-04-06T07:04:28.716-07:002015-04-06T07:04:28.716-07:00Thanks for the heads up! Sounds like a useful comp...Thanks for the heads up! Sounds like a useful companion to the book "How to make friends and oppress people" by Vic Darkwood -- an anthology of actual Victorian-era travel guide advice. :)Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.com