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Beschreibung

Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object of his mission - to chart the course of the Niger River - he succeeded in leaving a unique record of everyday life before the exploitation of Africa by Europeans, as valuable today as it was then. 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.

Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object of his mission - to chart the course of the Niger River - he succeeded in leaving a unique record of everyday life before the exploitation of Africa by Europeans, as valuable today as it was then. 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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Eland Publishing
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780907871040
ISBN-10: 0907871046
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Park, Mungo
Hersteller: Eland Publishing Ltd
Eland Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 211 x 140 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Mungo Park
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
Gewicht: 0,467 kg
Artikel-ID: 102498204

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