WINGATE, Orde Charles.

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"In Search of Zerzura." Offprint, one of two copies retitled "An Abortive Journey" by the author on the front cover and kept as part of his personal papers until their dispersal in the 1990s. These copies are discussed by Trevor Royle in his acclaimed biography of Wingate.In 1933, towards the end of his attachment to the Sudan Defence Force, Wingate set out with Royal Geographical Society support in search of the Lost Army of Cambyses and the oasis of Zerzura. The expedition, while unsuccessful, marked an important point in his life, for it "proved to him that he had the inner strength to live and survive in an unforgiving environment" (Royle) and and prepared him for his time in Palestine and with the Chindits in Burma.The copies passed to Lieutenant-Colonel Orde Jonathan Wingate (1944-2000), Wingate's son, and were sold as part of lot 373 at Sotheby's on 11 June 1996. The lot was purchased by Steve Forbes, the chairman of Forbes Magazine and a presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 US elections.

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