Majestic river : Mungo Park and the exploration of the Niger
Withers, Charles W. J.2022
Books, Manuscripts
This text offers a full length biography of legendary explorer Mungo Park. Tracing the expeditions who followed him it documents how and why he was commemorated long after his death. This is not simply one of the great stories of world exploration but a rich and varied account of Africa and its cultures at the time.
Main title:
Majestic river : Mungo Park and the exploration of the Niger / Charles W.J. Withers.
Author:
Withers, Charles W. J., author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2022.
Collation:
384 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781780277998 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.92
LC class:
DT356
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3202514
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