Travels in West Africa by Mary Kingsley
Follows the classic travel adventures of the late-nineteenth-century woman, who defied the conventions of Victorian England to complete her father's research in western and equatorial Africa, during which she forged warm relationships with the natives and survived surprising challenges. Reprint.Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) was an English author and explorer best known for Adventures in West Africa, one of two novels she published about her experience in the region. During her lifetime, she traveled to Africa three times, the last of which was to South Africa, where she acquired typhoid as a volunteer nurse and died during the Boer War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780792266389 |
| ISBN 10 | 0792266382 |
| Title | Travels in West Africa |
| Author | Mary Kingsley |
| Series | National Geographic Adventure Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | National Geographic Books |
| Year published | 2002-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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