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100 1 _aPrager, Max,
_d1854-1910
245 1 4 _aDie deutsche Dampfer-Expedition zum Nyassa-See.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
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 2025-03-31
508 _aPeter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (The digitized holdings of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin are available to all interested parties worldwide free of charge for non-commercial use.)
520 _a"Die deutsche Dampfer-Expedition zum Nyassa-See" by Max Prager is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The publication focuses on the planning, logistics, and execution of a German colonial expedition aiming to transport and assemble a steamship at Lake Nyassa (now known as Lake Malawi) in Central Africa. Drawing on the author's roles and observations, the book also explores the challenges of colonial enterprise, practical details of ship construction and transport, and the broader colonial-political context involving German, British, and Portuguese interests in East Africa. The opening of the work sets the stage with a detailed foreword and introduction that outline both the intent and struggles surrounding the Wißmann steamer expedition. Prager describes his determination to document the enterprise based on meticulously kept diaries, aiming to present an honest account of the transport and construction of the ship, as well as vivid impressions of Central African nature. The expedition is depicted as beset by financial, logistical, and political obstacles—including lack of government funding, competition between different colonial factions, unreliable support from local powers, and internal setbacks like disease and native uprisings. When the actual journey begins, the reader is immersed in the daily hardships and natural wonders faced by the expedition team as they navigate the Zambesi River, grapple with limited resources, tropical illnesses, and encounters with local wildlife and populations. The narrative conveys both the magnitude of the colonial undertaking and the personal experiences of those involved in an ambitious, often perilous mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cKiel: Verlag von Karl Jansen, 1901
653 _aAfrica, East -- Description and travel
856 4 _uhttp://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00009B6200000000
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75762
999 _c116487
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