The Life and African Explorations of Dr. David Livingstone: Comprising All His Extensive Travels and Discoveries : as Detailed in His Diary, Reports, and Letters, Including His Famous Last Journals : with Maps and Numerous IllustrationsThe subtitle continues: ...as detailed in his diary, reports, and letters, including his famous last journals; with maps and numerous illustrations. It is unlikely that all of the 1874 volume, of which this is a reprint, was indeed penned by Livingstone himself, as it recounts events Livingstone couldn't have witnessed, including his own funeral procession. According to the publisher of the original volume, the text was compiled from his writings; and the publishers of this edition did not add material evaluating the text in any way. The text describes Livingstone's travels in Africa in a moderately sensationalist style typical for the period of publication. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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American animals appeared Arabs arrived Bakwains Bangweolo Bechuanas broad buffalo called camp canoes caravan cattle Cazembe Central Africa Chambezi chief Christian Chuma civilization cloth coast continent crossed David Livingstone death deep Desert discovery distance Doctor donkey east elephant England enterprise expedition explorer feet flowing forest gave grass head heard Herald hippopotamus island ivory journey Katanga killed Kolobeng Kuruman labors Lake Lake Ngami Lake Tanganyika land letter Linyanti lion Living Livingstone Lualaba Luena Makololo Manyema Matipa Mirambo missionary mountains natives night Nile pagazi party passed plain portion Portuguese reached rhinoceros river rivulet Roderick Murchison Sahara Sebituane Sechele seen Sekeletu sent side slave trade South Africa Stanley Stanley's stockade stream Susi Tanganyika tion told town trees tribes Ujiji Unyanyembe valley vast village yards Zambesi Zanzibar