| ID | 004856 |
| Call Number | 921/KIN |
| Title Proper | Mary Kingsley |
| Other Title Information | Explorer of the Congo |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wagner, Heather Lehr |
| Publication | USA, 2004. |
| Description | 108p Sea Green Spine |
| Series | Women Explorers |
| Note | IN 1893, Mary Kingsley, a young British woman set sail to her dream destination :West Africa. She traveled between the Niger and Congo rivers, became the first woman to climb Mount Cameroon, and brought a new perspective to the Victorian view of "the dark continent". |
| Note | A new destination
Life behind the shutters
A feeling of responsibility
Destination : Africa
At home in a foreign land
Navigating the Ogooue river
Reaching the Rembwe
The final journey
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Furthur reading
Index |
| Standard Number | 0791077144 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs. 250(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 921 |
| Key Words | Women - Biography ; Biography ; Explorers ; Exploration ; Heroes and heroines ; Voyages and travels ; Congo - Exploration |