Travels in West Africa [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Kingsley, Mary H.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486424901 ISBN 13: 9780486424903

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

Upon her sudden freedom from family obligations, a sheltered Victorian spinster traded her stifling middle-class existence for an incredible expedition in the Congo. Mary Kingsley traversed uncharted regions of West Africa alone, on foot, collecting specimens of local fauna and trading with natives--a remarkable feat in any era, but particularly for a woman of the 1890s. After hacking her way through jungles, being fired upon by hostile tribesmen and attacked by wild animals, Kingsley emerged with no complaint more serious than a pair of tired feet. She undertook her exploits in the traditional garb of her era but lived as a native, and she found herself drawn into the life and problems of the region: its diversity of customs and beliefs; its geography and natural history; its trade network; the impact of missionaries; and many other issues of the day. Her account of her experiences, suffused with an infectious good humor, was published to immediate success in 1897 and remains a compelling tale of adventure.

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Contenuti:

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I LIVERPOOL TO SIERRA LEONE CHAPTER II THE GOLD COAST CHAPTER III FERNANDO PO AND THE BUBIS CHAPTER IV LAGOS BAR CHAPTER V VOYAGE DOWN COAST CHAPTER VI LIBREVILLE AND GLASS CHAPTER VII THE OGOWÉ CHAPTER VIII TALAGOUGA CHAPTER IX THE RAPIDS OF THE OGOWÉ CHAPTER X LEMBARENE CHAPTER XI FROM KANGWE TO LAKE NCOVI CHAPTER XII FROM NCOVI TO ESOON CHAPTER XIII FROM ESOON TO AGONJO CHAPTER XIV BUSH TRADE AND FAN CUSTOMS CHAPTER XV DOWN THE REMBWÉ CHAPTER XVI CONGO FRANÇAIS CHAPTER XVII THE LOG OF THE Lafayette CHAPTER XVIII FROM CORISCO TO GABOON CHAPTER XIX FETISH CHAPTER XX FETISH-( Continued) CHAPTER XXI FETISH-( Continued) CHAPTER XXII FETISH-( Continued) CHAPTER XXIII FETISH-( Concluded) CHAPTER XXIV ASCENT OF THE GREAT PEAK OF CAMEROONS CHAPTER XXV ASCENT OF THE GREAT PEAK OF CAMEROONS-( Continued) CHAPTER XXVI THE GREAT PEAK OF CAMEROONS-( Continued) CHAPTER XXVII THE GREAT PEAK OF CAMEROONS-( Concluded) CHAPTER XXVIII THE ISLANDS IN THE BAY OF AMBOISES APPENDIX I. TRADE AND LABOUR IN WEST AFRICA II. DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA III. DR. A. GÜNTHER ON REPTILES AND FISHES IV. "ORTHOPTERA, HYMENOPTERA, AND HEMIPTERA" V. THE INVENTION OF THE CLOTH LOOM INDEX

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Book by Kingsley Mary H

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486424901
• ISBN 13: 9780486424903
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 800