Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa: 1858-64 (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies) by David Livingstone ISBN 13: 9781108031219

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Paperback / softback. New. The Victorian missionary David Livingstone (1813-1873) led an expedition up the Zambezi River in 1858-1864. However, owing to disagreements within the party, illness and deaths, drought and tribal warfare, the explorers achieved few of their aims. This 1865 account was based on the journals of Livingstone's brother Charles.

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E-235: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1866. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York. 1866. 638 pgs. Frontispiece is a double page birds-eye view of the great cataracts of the Zambesi. Illustrted with 36 illustrations and 1 large folding map. Bound in red cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The success of the Victorian explorer and missionary David Livingstone's first book, Missionary Travels (1857) , led to his receiving government funding in 1858 for an expedition up the Zambezi River. The trip was expected to last two years, and was intended to further commercial and scientific as well as missionary aims. However, owing to internal disagreements, illness (including the death of Livingstone's wife) , drought and tribal warfare, the explorers' mission took six and a… Read More