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Travels in West Africa (Congo Francaise, Corisco and Cameroons )

By: Mary H. Kingsley

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Travels in West Africa (Congo Francaise, Corisco and Cameroons )

By: Mary H. Kingsley

Reproduction of the original: Travels in West Africa (Congo Francaise, Corisco and Cameroons ) by Mary H. Kingsley

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3752301678

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TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA

(CONGO FRANÇAIS, CORISCO AND CAMEROONS)

By: MARY H. KINGSLEY

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TRAVELS IN WEST AFRICA

(CONGO FRANÇAIS, CORISCO AND CAMEROONS)

By: MARY H. KINGSLEY

Explorez l'Afrique de l'Ouest à travers les aventures intrépides de Mary H. Kingsley dans "Travels in West Africa (Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons)". Laissez-vous transporter à travers la plume vibrante de Kingsley dans des régions méconnues du XIXe siècle, allant du Congo Français à Corisco et aux Camerouns. Plongez dans des récits captivants de rencontres avec des cultures tribales fascinantes, des expéditions dans des jungles épaisses et des observations aiguës sur la faune et la flore exotiques. Kingsley offre une perspective unique sur les défis et les merveilles de l'Afrique occidentale, tout en dépeignant le courage personnel nécessaire pour explorer des terres inexplorées. "Travels in West Africa" est bien plus qu'un simple récit de voyage ; c'est une fenêtre ouverte sur un monde lointain, mêlant aventure, anthropologie et exploration botanique, et invitant les lecteurs à découvrir la diversité et la beauté de l'Afrique à travers les yeux d'une exploratrice audacieuse.

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9791041981670

West African Studies

By: Mary Kingsley

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West African Studies

By: Mary Kingsley

Contains important eye-witness accounts by English traders who had many years experience in the Delta area.

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1136255109

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Travels in West Africa

By: Mary H. Kingsley

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Travels in West Africa

By: Mary H. Kingsley

Mary Kingsley's "Travels in West Africa" has become a classic, and deservedly so. Her story is remarkable. In the 1890s, unmarried and no longer having to care for her parents, Kingsley decides she should travel in "the tropics" and sets off for "West Africa" (i.e., the West coast of Central Africa). She travels as a scientist, collecting fish specimens, and finances her travels by trading along the way--but mostly she travels for the love of adventure and to satisfy an appetite for the unknown. "Travels in West Africa" is a treasure trove of information about Atlantic-coast Central Africa in the late 1800s. The last third of "Travels in West Africa" consists of three long chapters on fetish customs. Although she lacks a systematic view of the role of fetishes and other spiritual tokens in the cultures she met, her depiction of their impact on everyday life and on funeral customs is enlightening. She delves into the afterlife beliefs of the peoples she encountered; in many of these cultures today, the beliefs she relates are still expressed in a form of syncretistic Christianity. But beyond its historic and sociological value, the book is just wonderful. Mary Kingsley's descriptions are vivid, her insights interesting, and her understated humor is a joy. Anyone with a love of exploration and a good story would enjoy "Travels in West Africa." Mary Kingsley's 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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