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The Heart of Africa
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The Heart of Africa. Three Years' Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa, From 1868 to 1871
Published in 1873, this classic travelogue recounts the adventures of Georg August Schweinfurth, a German explorer who spent three years in the unexplored regions of Central Africa in the late 19th century. Schweinfurth's account is filled with vivid descriptions of the landscape and people he encountered, as well as insights into the social and political conditions of the region. This gripping narrative remains an essential text for anyone interested in the history of African exploration and colonialism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Heart of Africa
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Heart Of Africa: Three Years' Travels And Adventures In The Unexplored Regions Of Central Africa From 1868 To 1871, Volume 1; The Heart Of Africa: Three Years' Travels And Adventures In The Unexplored Regions Of Central Africa From 1868 To 1871; Ellen Elizabeth Frewer 3 Georg August Schweinfurth Ellen Elizabeth Frewer S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1878 Africa, Central
The Heart of Africa
Schweinfurth was a German botanist and ethnologist, sent in 1868 by the Humboldt-Stiftung of Berlin on "an important scientific mission to the interior of East Africa." He travelled from Khartoum up the White Nile to Bahr-el-Ghazal and then through the regions inhabited by the Diur, Dinka, Bongo and Niam-Niam peoples; "crossing the Congo-Nile watershed he entered the country of the Mangbetu ... and discovered the river Uele ... which by its westward flow he knew was independent of the Nile." This discovery was "his greatest geographical achievement." He also did much to elucidate the hydrography of the Bahr-el-Ghazal system. "Of greater importance were the very considerable additions he made to the knowledge of the inhabitants and of the flora and fauna of Central Africa. He described in detail the cannibalistic practices of the Mangbetu, and his discovery of the pygmy Akka settled conclusively the question as to the existence of dwarf races in tropical Africa." --Wikipedia.
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