An edition of A labyrinth of kingdoms
(2012)
A labyrinth of kingdoms
10,000 miles through Islamic Africa
1st ed.
by Steve Kemper
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Describes the 1849 journey by Heinrich Barth into the unexplored Islamic regions of North and Central Africa, detailing the discoveries he made as he traveled 10,000 miles over five years, lost most of his companions, and finally arrived at Timbuktu.
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Description and travel, German, Travel, British, Explorers, Biography, Discovery and exploration, British Discovery and exploration, Upptacktsresande, Entdeckungsreise, Historia, German Discovery and exploration, Upptacktsresor, Barth, heinrich, 1821-1865, Africa, biography, Germany, biography, Africa, discovery and exploration, Africa, north, description and travel, Africa, central, description and travelPeople
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Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa
2013, Norton & Company Limited, W. W.
in English
0393346234 9780393346237
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Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa
2012, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
039308406X 9780393084061
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A labyrinth of kingdoms: 10,000 miles through Islamic Africa
2012, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English
- 1st ed.
039307966X 9780393079661
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Preparations
Invitation to Africa
At the edge of the desert
First steps
Stalled in Murzuk
The palace of demons
To Aïr
Plundered
Days and nights in Tintellust
Desert port
Separate ways
"The celebrated emporium of Negroland"
An ending
The kingdom of Bornu
A mystery solved
"The horde of the Welad Sliman"
Razzia
Captive in Bagirmi
Letters from home
Resurrection and death
Westward
The prospect of the Niger
"Obstructed by nature and infested by man"
Golden city
In Timbuktu
Stuck
Released, more or less
Rumors and consequences
Getting out
Problems at home
Last journeys.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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