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Travels in the interior of Africa, by Mungo Park, and in Southern Africa, by John Barrow. Interspersed with notes and observations, geographical, commercial, and philosophical

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.

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  • "Travels in the interior districts of Africa"@en
  • "General history of voyages and travels"@en
  • "Park's travels in Africa, illustrated edition"@en
  • "Park's travels in Africa"@en
  • "Park's travels"@en
  • "Resa i det inre af Africa"
  • "Travels in southern Africa"@en

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  • "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 Niger River 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 and it remains as vivid and readable today as when he first wrote it. Park returned to West Africa on a second journey in 1805, but he failed to return. In his last letter he declared his intent 'to discover the termination of the Niger or perish in the attempt'. He drowned in the Niger attempting to escape an attack by natives."
  • "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."@en

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  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Prize books (Provenance)"@en
  • "Juvenile literature"@en
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  • "Travels in the interior of Africa, by Mungo Park, and in Southern Africa, by John Barrow. Interspersed with notes and observations, geographical, commercial, and philosophical"@en
  • "Mungo Parks resa i det inre af Africa, åren 1795 til 1797 : sammandrag"
  • "Travels in the interior districts of Africa : performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 : with an account of a subsequent mission to that country in 1805 : to which is added, an account of the life of Mr. Park"@en
  • "Mungo Parks resa i det inre af Africa, â‚€aren 1795 til 1797. Sammandrag"
  • "Travels into the interior of Africa"
  • "Travels into the interior of Africa"@en
  • "Travels into the interior districts of Africa"
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa"@en
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa"
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa. [With illustrations.]"@en
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa by Mungo Park and in Southern Africa by John Barrow : interspersed with notes and observations, geographical, commercial and philosophical"@en
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa : Introduction and epilogue by John Keay"@en
  • "[Travels in the interior of Africa]"
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa : comp. from the best authorities, for the Society for Promoting the United and Scriptural Education of the Poor of Ireland"@en
  • "Travels in the interior districts of Africa"
  • "Mungo Parks Resa i det inre af Africa, åren 1795 til 1797 : Sammandrag"
  • "Travels in the Interior of Africa"@en
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa. [A reprint of the preceding, followed by a short summary of the travels of 1805.]"@en
  • "Travels in the interior of Africa. Edited and with an introduction by Ronald Miller"@en

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