Kariba- The Struggle with the River God by Frank Clements, first edition, 1959. An important work that sheds light on all that took place during the building of the Kariba Dam, which was not only a great technological achievement, but also a story of the battle between a primitive god and contemporary man. A story of brilliant success in the face of unforeseeable difficulties, to such an extent that many of the engineers themselves became obsessed with the feeling that they were fighting a strange battle in addition to performing what they had begun as a routine job of work. Even many years after the wall was completed, their pride of achievement was tinged with regret. Although the river has been blocked and the great bastion at Kariba stands as a monument to the white man's genius, there are those who would claim that the River God of Zambezi, the Nyaminyami, had been defeated, and that he will yet have his revenge and vent his wrath on those who defied him. Some of the chapters include: Entrance to Kariba Gorge; Clearing the bush; The Batonka people; Flood waters; Stages in construction of the dam; Animal rescue operations; Stocking the lake with fish; ect. Some classic old black and white photos, sketches and maps. Hardcover, 20.5cm x 13cm, 223 pages.
Good sturdy condition.