Charles W. J. Withers (2022): Majestic River: Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger. Birlinn Ld.: Edinburgh.
One of the greatest stories of world exploration ever told. By the late eighteenth century, the river Niger was a 2,000-year-old two-part geographical problem. Solving it would advance European knowledge of Africa, provide a route to commercial opportunity and help eradicate the evil of slavery.Mungo Park achieved lasting fame in 1796 by solving the first… Read More Charles W. J. Withers (2022): Majestic River: Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger. Birlinn Ld.: Edinburgh.