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Travels into the Interior of Africa (Paperback, New edition)
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Travels into the Interior of Africa (Paperback, New edition)
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List price R411
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Discovery Miles 3 460
You Save R65 (16%)
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A combination of two journeys, Scotsman Mungo Park's story of his
first trip in 1795 as a 24-year old, and again in 1805, provided
Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of
the continent. The first trip was full of an endearing
vulnerability and the heroic generosity of a fit young man, while
the second was one of Conradian tragedy, murder, and mayhem.
Despite starvation, imprisonment, and frequent illness, he managed
to keep a record. Though he failed in the object of his mission--to
chart the course of the Niger River--he did succeed in exploring
West Africa and opening in trade routes. His first-hand experiences
of tribal justice, gold mining, and the slave trade are recorded,
as well as his own understated heroism, a story of courage,
open-hearted friendship, and betrayal. His vivid record of his
travels brought a new image of Africa to the European public,
though the continent claimed him for itself in death. Travels is
still considered the most readable of all the classics of African
exploration.
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