Publication |
USA, 2004.
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Description |
108pSea Green Spine
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Series |
Women Explorers
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Summary/Abstract |
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".
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Contents |
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
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Standard Number |
0791077144 Hb.
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