Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Great African Travellers from Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous, and Sir Harry Johnston (1769-1900)
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Great African Travellers
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Great African Travellers
Author: William Kingston
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336882080X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336882080X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465596070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
When the fathers of the present generation were young men, and George the Third ruled the land, they imagined that the whole interior of Africa was one howling wilderness of burning sand, roamed over by brown tribes in the north and south, and by black tribesÑif human beings there wereÑon either side of the equator, and along the west coast. The maps then existing afforded them no information. Of the Mountains of the Moon they knew about as much as of the mountains in the moon. The Nile was not exploredÑits sources unknownÑthe course of the Niger was a mystery. They were aware that the elephant, rhinoceros, cameleopard, zebra, lion and many other strange beasts ranged over its sandy deserts; but very little more about them than the fact of their existence was known. They knew that on the north coast dwelt the descendants of the Greek and Roman colonists, and of their Arab conquerorsÑthat there were such places as Tangiers, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers with its piratical cruisers who carried off white men into slavery; Morocco, with an emperor addicted to cutting off heads; Salee, which sent forth its rovers far over the ocean to plunder merchantmen; and a few other towns and forts, for the possession of which Europeans had occasionally knocked their heads together. From the west coast they had heard that ivory and gold-dust was to be procured, as well as an abundant supply of negroes, whose happy lot it was to be carried off to cultivate the plantations of the West Indies and America; but, except that they worshipped fetishes, of their manners and customs, or at what distance from the coast they came, their ignorance was profound. They possibly were acquainted with the fact that the Portuguese had settlements at Loango, Angola, and Benguela; and that Hottentots and Kaffirs were to be found at the Cape, where a colony had been taken from the Dutch, but with that colony, except in the immediate neighbourhood of Cape Town, where ships to and from India touched, they were but slightly acquainted. Ê
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465596070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
When the fathers of the present generation were young men, and George the Third ruled the land, they imagined that the whole interior of Africa was one howling wilderness of burning sand, roamed over by brown tribes in the north and south, and by black tribesÑif human beings there wereÑon either side of the equator, and along the west coast. The maps then existing afforded them no information. Of the Mountains of the Moon they knew about as much as of the mountains in the moon. The Nile was not exploredÑits sources unknownÑthe course of the Niger was a mystery. They were aware that the elephant, rhinoceros, cameleopard, zebra, lion and many other strange beasts ranged over its sandy deserts; but very little more about them than the fact of their existence was known. They knew that on the north coast dwelt the descendants of the Greek and Roman colonists, and of their Arab conquerorsÑthat there were such places as Tangiers, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers with its piratical cruisers who carried off white men into slavery; Morocco, with an emperor addicted to cutting off heads; Salee, which sent forth its rovers far over the ocean to plunder merchantmen; and a few other towns and forts, for the possession of which Europeans had occasionally knocked their heads together. From the west coast they had heard that ivory and gold-dust was to be procured, as well as an abundant supply of negroes, whose happy lot it was to be carried off to cultivate the plantations of the West Indies and America; but, except that they worshipped fetishes, of their manners and customs, or at what distance from the coast they came, their ignorance was profound. They possibly were acquainted with the fact that the Portuguese had settlements at Loango, Angola, and Benguela; and that Hottentots and Kaffirs were to be found at the Cape, where a colony had been taken from the Dutch, but with that colony, except in the immediate neighbourhood of Cape Town, where ships to and from India touched, they were but slightly acquainted. Ê
Great African Travellers from Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous, and Sir Harry Johnston (1769-1900)
Author: William Henry Giles Kingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Life of the Great African Traveller Dr. Livingstone. ... Illustrated
Author: John McGilchrist
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Last Train to Zona Verde
Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061883933X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The world's most acclaimed travel writer journeys through western Africa from Cape Town to the Congo.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 061883933X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The world's most acclaimed travel writer journeys through western Africa from Cape Town to the Congo.
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa
Author: Mungo Park
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Negro Motorist Green Book
Author: Victor H. Green
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
RICE & DIRT
Author: ALEXANDRA. GOGOS FEFOPOULOU (STERGIOS.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956430571
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956430571
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description