The River Congo: The Discovery, Exploration and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic RiverDiscusses the exploration and exploitation of the Congo by European explorers and adventurers from the fifteenth century to the twentieth. |
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The River That Swallows All Rivers | 3 |
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A Hero in Barbary | 32 |
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adventure Affonso Africa Arab army arrived attack Bakongo Bangweolo bank Belgian Belgium boats Brazza British Buganda called Cameron cannibals canoes Cão Cape captain caravan caravel Casement cataracts century chief Christian Chuma civilization colony Congo Free Congo River continent Diogo Diogo Cão discovery Europe European expedition exploration Force Publique forests French geographical hands interior Isangila island ivory journey Katanga killed king Kingdom of Kongo Lake Tanganyika land later Leopold Leopoldville Livingstone Falls Loanda Lualaba Lumumba Makoko ManiKongo Mbanza miles missionaries months mouth natives never Ngalyema Niger Nile Nyangwe party Portugal Portuguese Prester John Prince rain reached River basin Royal rubber sailed sent ship shore slave soldiers Speke Stanley Falls Stanley Pool Stanley's stations Tabora tells Timbuktoo tion Tippoo Tib took trade traveling tribal tribes tribesmen Tuckey turned Ujiji Victoria village Vivi West African coast wrote Zanzibar