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Title: MUNGO PARK''S GHOST
THE HAUNTED HUBRIS OF BRITISH EXPLORERS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AFRICA
By: Dane Kennedy
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1009392980
ISBN 13: 9781009392983
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 31 October, 2023
Pages: 270
Description: The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa.
Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Maps; 25 Halftones, black and white
Returns: Returnable
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