Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries - And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa: 1858-64

Klappentext This 1865 publication describes the many difficulties encountered by Livingstone's unsuccessful expedition up the Zambesi River in 1858 1864. Zusammenfassung The Victorian missionary David Livingstone (1813–1873) led an expedition up the Zambezi River in 1858–1864. However, owing to disagreements within the party, illness and deaths, drought and tribal warfare, the explorers achieved few of their aims. This 1865 account was based on the journals of Livingstone's brother Charles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Concealment of mouths of Zambesi by Portuguese; 2. Meet Makololo; 3. Native musicians; 4. Third trip up the Shire; 5. Manganja highlands; 6. Return to vessel; 7. Start to take Makololo home; 8. Chicova; 9. Tette grey sandstone and coal; 10. Zumbo; 11. Mission to Moselekatse; 12. Mosi-oa-tunya; 13. Servitude of interior; 14. The Makololo; 15. Departure from Sesheke; 16. Moemba; 17. Down to Kongone; 18. The 'Pioneer'; 19. Start again for Nyassa; 20. Napoleon III; 21. Connivance of Governor-General in slave-trade; 22. Quillimane; 23. Start for upper cataracts of Shire; 24. Our English sailors; 25. Kota-kota Bay; 26. Reasons for returning; 27. Resemblance of African hunters to Egyptian figures; 28. Rest of tropical trees; 29. Results of expedition.

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• Authors: Charles Livingstone, David Livingstone, David Livingstone Livingstone, Livingstone Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031219
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03121-9
• No. of pages: 666
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Africa / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, Africa, HISTORY / Historical Geography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Historical Geography