02755cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500770014526400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850801230043952016370056253400750219965300450227465300320231985600470235185600430239878092UtSlPG20260610134817.0mcr n260607r20261830utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aLander, Richard,d1804-183410aRecords of Captain Clapperton's last expedition to Africa, Vol. 2 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-03-02  aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Wellcome Library)  a"Records of Captain Clapperton's last expedition to Africa, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Lander is a travel narrative and historical account written in the early 19th century. It follows British explorer Hugh Clapperton through the eyes of his attendant Richard Lander, interweaving ethnographic sketches, natural history notes, and reports of regional wars with a stark, first-person chronicle of Clapperton’s decline, death, and Lander’s struggle to get home.

The opening of the volume sets out the contents, then launches into Lander’s sweeping survey of central West Africa: quick character portraits, storytelling habits, and domestic life; extensive notes on flora, fauna, snakes, hyenas, elephants, birds, and crocodiles; and pointed claims about groups such as the Yam Yams, Arabs, and the Fulani (Falatahs). He recounts the rise of Dan Fodio and the founding of Sokoto, revolts in Gobir, and hard-fought conflicts with Bornu and Fundah—highlighting the murder of Bornu envoys at Kano, Bornu’s fiery assault tactics, and Bello’s failed attack on Fundah’s musket‑lined walls. The narrative then narrows to Sokoto: the cramped beehive hut, quiet evenings with cigars, songs, and bugle tunes, followed by Clapperton’s dysentery, Lander’s solitary nursing, the captain’s final instructions, and a lonely burial under a British flag near a village. Lander’s own fever, the Sultan’s seizure of arms and supplies, and an uneasy consent to leave are followed by departure with a vast caravan into the perilous Goober bush, where heat, dust, and thirst close the excerpt. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830  aSudan (Region) -- Description and travel  aClapperton, Hugh, 1788-18274 uhttps://archive.org/details/b29324610_000140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78092