With Dreams of a Vanishing Africa, Craig Harrison takes us back to a time and a continent nearly unimaginable today. His intensely personal accounting of his journeys reminds us that there once was a time when young adventurers could hitchhike and travel in Africa on a shoestring budget with little worry about being robbed, or worse. He relates his interactions with local peoples and fellow travelers – some good, some not so good, but never bad enough to cause him…..