Travels into the Interior of Africa

Posted on 03 July 2017 by Mungo Park

Mungo Park, a surgeon, was sent by the African Association to explore West Africa open trade routes along the Niger River to the fabled, gold rich Timbuctu His record of his travels brought a new image of Africa to the European public, though the continent claimed his life. Free Download eBook Travels into the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park – kino-fada.fr More than a year of traveling, on foot, sometimes on horseback or mule and enduring tropical rain, heat, hunger and thirst, dysentery and all kinds of fever.There is a plan to this, to get as far up along the River Niger as at all possible, but with no maps and only relying on what you have heard and what you can procure of local guides.Mungo Park did this, from June 21st, 1795 and spent nearly two years on his travels starting from the mouth of the Gambia River and slowly working his way to Sil More than a year of traveling, on foot, sometimes on horseback or mule and enduring tropical rain, heat, hunger and thirst, dysentery and all kinds of fever.There is a plan to this, to get as far up along the River Niger as at all possible, but with no maps and only relying on what you have heard and what you can procure of local guides.Mungo Park did this, from June 21st, 1795 and spent nearly two years on his travels starting from the mouth of the Gambia River and slowly working his way to Silla in now Mali.During that period, he was kept captive for 4 months by Moors and on the return journey bedridden for 7 months in Kamalia j...Mungo Park was 24 when he set out in 1795 to follow the Gambia River inland and then through the interior to the River Niger, through then unknown regions of West Africa The Scottish Park, educated as a botanist and a surgeon, traveled alone or with a few local guides, which was unusual in and of itself More striking was his clear sighted view of the societies he encountered and his lack of prejudice In this respect he reminded me of another favorite West African explorer, Mary Kingsley Park Mungo Park was 24 when he set out in 1795 to follow the Gambia River inland and then through the interior to the River Niger, through then unknown regions of West Africa The Scottish Park, educated as a botanist and a surgeon, traveled alone or with a few loc...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Journey of a young Scottish man into a part of Africa previously not explored by Europeans This book allows the reader to re live Parks journey in a place that will never exist again Park took this trip and published his journal for the Royal Explorers Society in London need to check the name Because of this we now have an accurate veiw of the how highly developed and well functioning societies were in Africa during the 1700 1800 s In addition to this ...Travels in The Interior of Africa Mongo Park 1799 Many early explorers of Africa blasted their way through the continent with superior fire power In contrast Mongo Park, a twenty three year old physician, brazenly chooses to travel solo, relying on his charm and wit to explore the interior of West Africa Park s travel log of exploration is filled with humorous anecdotes, yet the reader is left incredulous that he has somehow managed to survive He is robbed, beaten and held hostage At one Travels in The Interior of Africa Mongo Park 1799 Many early explorers of Africa blasted their way through the continent with superior fire power In contrast Mongo Park, a twenty three year old physician, brazenly chooses to travel solo, relying on his charm and wit to explore the interior of West Africa Park s travel log of exploration is filled with humorous anecdotes, yet the reader is left incredulous that he has somehow managed to survive He is robbed, beaten and held hostage At one point in his narrative, while being held captive, Islamic women gather around him demanding to see his uncircumcised penis something they apparently have never seen before As he watches elephants being butchered for the their meat, he is threatened for being a liar when he remarks that Hindu s have domest...I enjoyed reading of the travels made by this explorer in a place and time where travel was so unpredictable and dangerous Without these explorers our world would be a much smaller place As they say, travel broadens the mind I was happy to read about it rather than have to do it myself in this case The risks were great and unfortunately Mungo did not return to his family after his second journey It was an amazing chance that his words did make it back to be printed I felt very sorry for hi I enjoyed reading of the travels made by this explorer in a place and time where travel was so unpredictable and dangerous Without these explorers our world would be a much small...I studied this 19th century travelogue at university and was worried it would be dry and dull I needn t have worried This is a fantastic early travel piece, really giving a good sense of what it was like to wander around Africa du...Simply a great travel book Park shows what makes a truly great traveller as he overcomes imprisonment, the perils of nature and regular loss of property at the hands of unscrupulous natives in order to go on with the task at hand namely the exploration of western Africa and the Niger river In spite of his of the time views on slavery he comes across as a kindly soul and in turn is met with great acts of kindness by the local population There are also moments of humour whether intentionsal or Simply a great travel book Park shows what makes a truly great traveller as he overcomes imprisonment, the perils of nature and regular loss of property at the hands of unscrupulous natives in order to go on with the task at hand namely the exploration of western Africa and the Niger river In spite of his of the time views on slavery he comes across as a kindly soul ...Read this because it is the basis for TC boyles Water Music Read them both Read this because it is the basis for TC boyle s Water Music Read them both I don t think there s anybody I wouldn t recommend this book to Not a single page lacks something fascinating Park was the first European to travel that way and return to tell the tale He finds an Africa of extremes On the one hand here is a land with iron working and inoculation On the other you have a society that is destroying itself with slavery and where Boko Haram predates on its borders Park writes very well There s an immediacy to the narrative so you exult when he exults and get I don t think there s anybody I wouldn t recommend this book to Not a single page lacks something fascinating Park was the first European to travel that way and return to tell the tale He finds an Africa of extremes On the one hand here is a land with iron workin...There had to be something different about the Victorian explorers that made them leave the relative safety of their homeland to venture into territories that were not well known Mungo Park was one of the most intrepid of these men and this journal of his exploration into Africa is outstanding His descriptions of the flora and fauna are minimal, but intriguing His exactness in detailing the names of th...

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