Majestic River: Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger
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One of the greatest stories of world exploration ever told.
By the late eighteenth century, the river Niger was a 2,000-year-old two-part geographical problem. Solving it would advance European knowledge of Africa, provide a route to commercial opportunity and help eradicate the evil of slavery.
Mungo Park achieved lasting fame in 1796 by solving the first part of the Niger problem - which way did the river run? Park died in 1806, in...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1780277997
ISBN13:9781780277998
Release Date:January 2023
Publisher:Birlinn
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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