02234cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500730015926400510023230000470028333600260033033700260035633800360038250000310041850800470044952012160049653400450171265300370175765300400179465300140183485600430184899900170189121391UtSlPG20260610133507.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aKingston, William Henry Giles,d1814-188010aGreat African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-05-08  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley" by W.H.G. Kingston is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the journeys and explorations of notable African travellers who ventured into the continent's interior, most significantly highlighting the quests to uncover the sources of major rivers such as the Nile and the Niger. The narrative draws on the lives of various explorers, discussing both their triumphant and tragic encounters with African tribes and the treacherous conditions they faced.  The beginning of the book provides an introductory perspective on the misconceptions and limited knowledge that Europeans held about Africa at the onset of the 19th century. Kingston outlines the initial ventures of explorers like Mungo Park, emphasizing their determination to chart the unknown, while illustrating the geographical and cultural challenges they confronted. He sets the stage for a deeper understanding of the interactions between European and African societies during these explorations, foreshadowing the stories of bravery, disaster, and discovery that follow as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAfrica -- Description and travel  aAfrica -- Discovery and exploration  aExplorers40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21391  c62566d62566