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Rediscovering Africa through a Boy and His Windmill

Posted by , September 26, 2009 9:37 am No Comments Filed under: Original Essays.

One of the chief pleasures in writing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with William Kamkwamba was knowing that such an inspiring story was coming from a most unlikely place. With the daily news from Africa so traditionally grim, it's no wonder most people have given up on the place. As one of those reporters who...

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