White Man's Country Part 1 Of 2 Author:Elspeth Huxley Part One Of Two Parts WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY is the story of Kenya, known for decades as British East Africa, and of Lord Delamere and his fellow settlers, and of their efforts to establish a permanent British settlement in the highlands. Delamere was the driving force. A member of the British aristocracy, he sowed his share of wild oats. His... more » love of excitement led him to big game hunting and Africa. Eventually he settled there, wanting to prove to the world that Kenya was "white man's country." His goal was for Kenya to become a true British colony, a place where a replica of England could endure, where eventually the privilege of self-government could be won. Elspeth Huxley's portrait of this lost era of British imperialism and all it implies covers Kenya from the first exploration in 1870 up until 1931.« less