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A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa

by Steve Kemper

In 1840 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His five-and-a-half-year, 10,000-mile trek ranks among the greatest journeys in the annals of exploration, and his discoveries are

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2013

Format

Print edition

Pages

448

ISBN

9780393346237