Starting with the African Association and the riddle of the Niger, Kingston retells the journeys of the explorers who mapped the continent for Europe: Mungo Park on the Gambia and Niger, Denham and Clapperton in Bornu and the Sudan, and the later travellers, down to Livingstone and Stanley. The book reflects Victorian imperial attitudes.
A broad, readable survey of the great age of African exploration, written for young and general readers. Download the free EPUB.