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100 1 _aSchweinfurth, Georg August,
_d1836-1925
245 1 4 _aThe heart of Africa, Vol. 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-09-12
508 _aCarol Brown, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Heart of Africa, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Georg August Schweinfurth is a scientific travel narrative written in the late 19th century. Documenting Schweinfurth's three-year journey from 1868 to 1871, the work explores unexplored regions of Central Africa, focusing on botanical research and ethnographic observations. It highlights his experiences traversing various landscapes, interacting with diverse cultures, and documenting his findings about the flora and fauna of the regions he explored. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Schweinfurth's ambitious expedition into Central Africa. Schweinfurth reflects on his previous journey and the inciting factors that led him to undertake this more extensive exploration. He details the logistical challenges he faced in preparing for the voyage, including bureaucratic encounters at customs, as well as the physical journey over the Red Sea to reach the African mainland. Throughout this beginning portion, he establishes his determination to study the rich and diverse botanical life and to uncover the mysteries of the lands along the Nile, outlining the scientific context and personal motivations that drive his exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873
653 _aAfrica, Central -- Description and travel
653 _aSchweinfurth, Georg August, 1836-1925 -- Travel -- Africa, Central
700 1 _aReade, William Winwood,
_d1838-1875
700 1 _aFrewer, Ellen E.
_q(Ellen Elizabeth),
_d1848-1940
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b21908552_0001
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71621
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