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Travels in West Africa
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Travels in West Africa Paperback - 2002

by Kingsley, Mary

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National Geographic Society. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title Travels in West Africa
  • Author Kingsley, Mary
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-07-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 12829860-6
  • ISBN 9780792266389 / 0792266382
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.98 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.49 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Africa, West - Description and travel, Kingsley, Mary Henrietta - Travel - Africa,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002025524
  • Dewey Decimal Code 916.604

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Summary

Supported by a family inheritance that gave her £500 a year, Mary Henrietta Kingsley traveled to Africa to complete the book her father had started. The subject was the culture of Africa and Kingsley stayed with local people while she learned to survive in the African jungles, studied cannibal tribes, discovered new species of fish, and climbed Mount Cameroon by a route untouched by any European before her. Kingsley's ideas greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and the African people and her 1897 account, Travels in West Africa, quickly became a best-seller.

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About the author

Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) was an English author and explorer known for her bestselling Travels in West Africa, one of two books she wrote about her time in the region. She made three trips to Africa throughout her lifetime, the final being to South Africa, where she contracted typhoid as a volunteer nurse and died during the Boer War.