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Travels in the Interior of Africa (Stanfords Travel Classics)
Mungo Park
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Paperback. Mungo Park set off from his home in the Scottish borders in May 1795 at the age of 23 to discover the course of the River Niger in West Africa. When he reappeared in England more than two and a half years later, he had been presumed dead, and the tale of his perilous journey published in 1799 was greeted with great acclaim. Series: STANFORD TRAVEL CLASSICS. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Mungo Park set off from his home in the Scottish borders in May 1795 at the age of 23 to discover the course of the River Niger in West Africa. When he reappeared in England more than two and a half years later, he had been presumed dead, and the tale of his perilous journey published in 1799 was greeted with great acclaim. Travels in the Interior of Africa provided Europeans with one of the first detailed descriptions of the geography and peoples of the African continent. The story of his remarkable journey is told with extraordinary modesty and clarity, ... Read more
Mungo Park set off from his home in the Scottish borders in May 1795 at the age of 23 to discover the course of the River Niger in West Africa. When he reappeared in England more than two and a half years later, he had been presumed dead, and the tale of his perilous journey published in 1799 was greeted with great acclaim. Travels in the Interior of Africa provided Europeans with one of the first detailed descriptions of the geography and peoples of the African continent. The story of his remarkable journey is told with extraordinary modesty and clarity, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Beaufoy Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Stanfords Travel Classics
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909612785
SKU
V9781909612785
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About Mungo Park
Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of the African continent.He is credited as being the first Westerner to encounter the Niger River.
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