The Exploration of Africa - Softcover

Donahue, Jack; Park, Mungo; Derby, E. H.; Hubbard, Gardiner G.; Chanler, W. A.; Hore, Edward Coode; Burton Esq., R. F.; Bryce, James; Greely, Adolphus W.; Rabot, Dr. Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1502346575 ISBN 13: 9781502346575

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Not too long ago, the interior of Africa was a sealed book to the civilized world. The sunny fountains, the golden sands, the palmy plains of Africa were to be traced in the verses of the poet; but he dealt neither in latitude nor longitude. The maps presented a terra incognita, where modern travelers have found rivers, lakes, and alluvial basins, or exhibited barren wastes, where recent discoveries find rich meadows annually flowed, studded with walled towns and cities, enlivened by herds of cattle, or cultivated in plantations of maize and cotton. Jack Donahue takes us back to the forefront of the age of African exploration, the mid-1800s, with first person accounts from those who were there.

About this title

About the Author:

Editor Jack Donahue is a writer and researcher living in Jacksonville, Florida. He is primarily interested in the period of time from the 1800s to the mid-1900s.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1502346575
• ISBN 13: 9781502346575
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168