The Lake Regions of Central Africa : A Picture of Exploration
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
ISBN-10
1108031293
ISBN-13
9781108031295
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 19th, 2011
Print length
500 Pages
Weight
630 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Classic travel writing
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In the two-volume work, published in 1860, British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–90) recounts his journey around the lakes of present-day Tanzania. In Volume 2 Burton details his exploration of Lake Tanganyika and investigation of the way of life of the inhabitants of its shores.
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–90) was an explorer who began his career in the Bombay army in 1842. While in India he developed his linguistic talent, mastering more than forty different languages and dialects. He turned to writing books in the 1850s and over the remaining forty years of his life published dozens of works and more than 100 articles. In this two-volume work, published in 1860, Burton discusses geographical and ethnological matters, while also giving space to the 'picturesque points of view which the subject offers' in recounting his journey to Zanzibar and around the lakes in present-day Tanzania. Volume 2 sees Burton arrive at Lake Tanganyika, and much of this volume is dedicated to his exploration of this freshwater lake and investigation of the way of life of the inhabitants of its shores. He also includes an appendix of commerce in the region.
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