During his travels as a missionary, David Livingstone beheld many previously unknown wonders of the African interior. He put Victoria Falls and Lake Ngami on the map, and was the first white man to cross the African continent. Diaries, reports and letters are combined to create a wonderful narration of Livingstone's travels in a widely unknown continent. Included in this harrowing tale is Livingstone's narrow escape from a lion's wrath, his negotiations with an African chief, and his account of the Portuguese slave traders brutally punishing slaves after their attempt to escape. The Life and African Explorations of Livingstone also reveals Livingstone's deeply-rooted Christian beliefs and the strength he took from them, strength that allowed him to live and thrive amid the hardships of equatorial Africa.
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This reprint of the original 1876 edition contains Livingstone's full report on his travels through Africa, including lithographic illustrations, facsimiles of notebooks, plus diary entries, letters, and more. As a missionary, Livingstone was the first white man to trek across the continent and record details of the inhabitants as well as the unique flora and fauna. More than an explorer, Livingstone battled the export of natives as slaves while trying to spread Christianity.
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This reprint of the original 1876 edition contains Livingstone's full report on his travels through Africa, including lithographic illustrations, facsmiles of notebooks, plus diary entries, letters and more. As a missionary Livingstone was the first white man to trek across the continent and record details of the inhabitants as well as the unique flora and fauna. (Library Journal )
David Livingstone (1813-1873), a London missionary, became the first European to cross the African continent. In Africa, he established mission clinics and did what he could to fight the barbarity of slave trade. The chronicles of his travels have become a classic in exploration literature. This reprint, a copy of the 1876 edition, reproduces the prints and maps of the original. (The Explorers Journal )
David Livingstone (1813-1873), a London missionary, became the first European to cross the African continent. In Africa, he established mission clinics and did what he could to fight the barbarity of slave trade. The chronicles of his travels have become a classic in exploration literature. This reprint, a copy of the 1876 edition, reproduces the prints and maps of the original. (The Explorers Journal )
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This is an interesting book, with many quotations from the great explorer, including 100 or so pages of his last journal entries (with minimal and helpful editorial comments).It has some fascinating comments from the anonymous author, including details regarding the Sahara's sub-marine past (existence, in the nineteenth century Sahara, of fossils of contemporary forms of marine life, and great areas of salt flats), and also later intimations of lost civilisations beneath the great desert's sands. However, not all of the book's 640 pages, by any means, are direct quotes from the missionary/explorer, which I felt I was led to expect. The book is, nevertheless, a fascinating volume originally published in 1874, just one year after Livingstone's death. It contains generous extracts from the associated writings of American journalist Stanley, and of contemporary explorers/hunters. It is, therefore, well worth the read and a good first volume for those interested in Livingstone and/or the Africa of his days. I was especially intrigued by the accounts of the various native tribes and native villages Livingstone met with. I also enjoyed reading of the geology, geography, and zoology of the continent.
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