Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object of his mission - to chart the course of the Niger River - he succeeded in leaving a unique record of everyday life before the exploitation of Africa by Europeans, as valuable today as it was then. His first-hand experiences of tribal justice, gold mining and the slave trade are recorded, as well as his own understated heroism, a story of courage, open-hearted friendship and betrayal.
- ISBN10 1322366551
- ISBN13 9781322366555
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published December 1954)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Eland
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format eBook
- Language English