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100 1 _aKingston, William Henry Giles,
_d1814-1880
245 1 0 _aGreat African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2007-05-08
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAfrica -- Description and travel
653 _aAfrica -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aExplorers
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21391
999 _c62566
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