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In 1958, inspired by the life of Abraham Lincoln and the motto of his secondary school, a 16 year old Malawian village boy, named Legson Kayira, decided to travel on foot to America to further his education.Walking barefoot and carrying food, an axe and two books, he travelled than 2,500 miles through the African bush crossing four countries in search of an education Most people would have given up, but not Legson Braving lions, hyenas, snakes, elephants and language differences, he kept going reaching Khartoum in the Sudan, where American consular officials, amazed by his remarkable walk, helped him to travel to the United States to take up a scholarship at Skagit Valley College in Washington State.I Will Try records his early life and the details of his epic journey in his quest to realise his seemingly impossible dream Published in 1965, while Legson was studying at the University of Washington, it became a best seller in the United States and England, and was translated into numerous other languages.Legson went on to study history at Cambridge University in England He wanted to return to Malawi to help build a post colonial state, but was prevented from doing so by the despotic Dr Hastings Banda Instead, he remained in England where he pursued a career in the British Home Office, and wrote four books This volume contains the original text, photographs, as well as a memoir by Legson s widow, Julie Kayira, written after his sudden death in England in October 2012 At the time of his death Legson was working with Rivonia Media Group on a feature film of I Will Try.As vivid as the day it was first published some 50 years ago, it continues to teach young people in Africa and the world over that, if they are determined enough, there is nothing they cannot achieve. New Read [ I Will Try ] author [ Legson Kayira ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In straightforward language and with inspiring humility, Legson Kayira recounts his extraordinary journey from an impoverished village in Malawi then Nyasaland to college in the US in the 1960s His journey was one of remarkable determination, during which Kayira traveled miles upon miles by foot from Malawi, through Uganda, to Sudan, where he could apply for a passport It also included the generosity of a community in rural Washington State which Legson choose by chance as his destination, a In straightforward language and with inspiring humility, Legson Kayira recounts his ext...I read this book when I was in secondary school and it may a huge impression on me Afterthan three decades, I have read the book a second time and the depth and magnitude of Mr Kayira s journey is being appreciated from...This one had been on my radar for a while, and it always seems odd to me that there are so few ratings and reviews until I remember that Goodreads hell, the Internet wasn t around in the 1960s, when this was originally published, and probably most people who read it then aren t leaping to their computers to record the books they read fifty years ago.Kayira had gone as far as he could in the Nyasaland Malawi school system, but he didn t feel finished with his education Instead he set his This one had been on my radar for a while, and it always seems odd to me that there are so few ratings and reviews until I remember that Goodreads hell, the Internet wasn t around in the 1960s, when this was origin...Researching Malawian history, I stumbled on this extraordinary book and had to download it to my kindle In 1958 a 16 year old boy, inspired both by the motto of the Livingstonia Secondary School in Karonga and his own thirst to learn, decided he was going to study in America Not having any money or other means to get there, he walked through Nyasaland Malawi , Tanzania, Uganda and Sudan, where in the library in Khartoum, he found a directory of American universities and chose the first one Researching Malawian history, I stumbled on this extraordinary book and had to download it to my kindle In...Many, many connections to this man and his story that have inspired othersafter years of encouragement Malawian politics were such that he agreed to share the p.s , to answer the question then what Then he suddenly died and...A truly inspirational story, very easy to read Looking forward to other books by this author Great review on the the following blog Have a read and get inspired.http bikkiesue.wordpress.com 2013 0

I Will Try
  • English
  • 17 May 2018
  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Legson Kayira
  • I Will Try