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This book is about the travels and experiences of David Livingstone, a missionary who spent 16 years living and working in southern and central Africa. Livingstone was a world-renowned explorer and Christian missionary, and his book is full of detailed descriptions of his travels and work in these areas. His approach was non-confrontational, and he was able to learn a great deal about the local populations and their customs and cultures while he was there. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in Africa's indigenous peoples, their customs and languages, animal and plant life, geology, and mineralogy.
This absorbing narrative by the world famous explorer and Christian missionary, David Livingstone, (1813-1873) was first published in 1857 after the President of the Royal Geographical Society asked Livingstone to give a series of public lectures on his travels in Africa. The book was a great success, but Livingstone reportedly said 'I think I would rather cross the African continent again than undertake to write another book'. Livingstone's book describes in careful detail his travels and work in parts of southern and central Africa previously unknown to Europeans. It distils the experiences and observations of sixteen years during which Livingstone bravely faced the challenges of climate, terrain and tropical disease, travelling in a small group and adopting a non-confrontational approach to the local populations. The book makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in Africa's indigenous peoples, their customs and languages, animal and plant life, geology, and mineralogy.
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