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Travels in the Interior of Africa

Gelesen von Lynda Marie Neilson

(4,029 Sterne; 17 Bewertungen)

Mungo Park, a Scottish surgeon and explorer, was sent out by the 'Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa' after Major Houghton failed to return, to discover the if the River Niger was a tributary of either the river Senegal or Gambia in South Africa. This is the story of his first trip. The journey had many challenges, such as language, religions, imprisonment and robbery. Most of the trip he had nothing but his tattered clothes, a horse, a pocket compass and his hat where he kept his notes. After first following the Gambia River, he finally was the first European to reached the Niger River at Ségou. He continued along the Niger another 80 miles to Silla, where he had to turn around as he had no way of continuing without procuring more supplies. He then returned to England by boat, via America. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson) (11 hr 58 min)

Chapters

Vol.1 Introduction

3:22

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Vol.1 Chapter I - JOURNEY FROM PORTSMOUTH TO THE GAMBIA

25:43

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Vol.1 Chapter II - LANGUAGE AND RELIGION OF THE NATIVES

25:32

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Vol.1 Chapter III - THE KINGDOM OF WOOLLI—JOURNEY TO BONDOU

28:20

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Vol.1 Chapter IV - FROM TALLIKA TO KAJAAGA

33:51

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Vol.1 Chapter V - FROM KAJAAGA TO KASSON

16:47

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Vol.1 Chapter VI - TIGGITY SEGO’S PALAVER

21:59

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Vol.1 Chapter VII - INTERVIEW WITH KING DEMBA SEGO JALLA

23:21

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Vol.1 Chapter VIII - ADVENTURES BETWEEN KEMMOO AND JARRA

13:20

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Vol.1 Chapter IX - THE TOWN OF JARRA—DETAINED BY THE MOORS

30:04

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Vol.1 Chapter X - A MOORISH WEDDING

21:23

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Vol.1 Chapter XI - SUFFERINGS IN CAPTIVITY

19:17

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Vol.1 Chapter XII - OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARACTER AND COUNTRY OF THE MOORS

21:27

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Vol.1 Chapter XIII - ESCAPE FROM CAPTIVITY

26:28

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Vol.1 Chapter XIV - JOURNEY CONTINUED; ARRIVAL AT WAWRA

18:42

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Vol.1 Chapter XV - NEGRO CURIOSITY; A MESSAGE FROM THE KING

31:12

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Vol. 2 Introduction

3:37

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Vol. 2 Chapter XVI - VILLAGES ON THE NIGER—DETERMINES TO GO NO FARTHER EASTWARD

34:16

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Vol. 2 Chapter XVII - MOORZAN TO TAFFARA

26:55

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Vol. 2 Chapter XVIII - DESPAIRING THOUGHTS—ARRIVAL AT SIBIDOOLOO

25:46

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Vol. 2 Chapter XIX - ILLNESS AT KAMALIA AND KINDNESS OF THE NATIVES

25:32

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Vol. 2 Chapter XX - NEGRO CUSTOMS

26:48

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXI - RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND INDUSTRIES OF THE MANDINGOES

32:55

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXII - WAR AND SLAVERY

25:52

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXIII - GOLD AND IVORY

30:20

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXIV - MOHAMMEDAN CUSTOMS; ARRIVAL AT KINYTAKOORO

35:10

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXV - THE JALLONKA WILDERNESS; A WARLIKE TALE

36:03

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Vol. 2 Chapter XXVI - MEETING WITH DR. LAIDLEY—RETURN TO THE COAST—VOYAGE TO EN…

40:10

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Vol 2 - NOTE

14:27

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Bewertungen

A very interesting insight into Africa at that time.

(5 Sterne)

Interesting to hear a first hand account of the incredibly high level of slavery of Africans by africans and what a small percentage were actually sold to white European traders

(3 Sterne)

The book is a good historical account but the reading could do with improvement

hard to listen to

(2 Sterne)

Reader is difficult to listen to ... strange inflection

(1 Sterne)

Reading is really tough to listen to, at least for me.

Not a bad book.. Well read as well

(5 Sterne)

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