Majestic river: mungo park and the exploration of the niger
Auteur :
Withers, Charles W. J.
Éditeur :
Birlinn General
ISBN :
9781780277998
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2022
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
813 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book offers the first full length biography of legendary explorer Mungo Park for over forty years. 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.