Livingstone: a Beginner's Guide
Author(s): Peter Turner
Both biography and study of colonial development, this introductory guide to Livingstone is an appraisal of the first man to bring an understanding of central Africa and its problems to the rest of the world, through his life as a missionary, doctor, explorer and opponent of the slave trade.
Product Information
Peter Turner initially trained as a journalist. Entered teaching in 1954 after several years in industry. Joined Colonial Education Service in Kenya and taught in Nigeria under the Ministry for Overseas Development.
A remarkable man; the call of Africa, 1840-3; life at Mabotsa, 1843-6; Lake 'Ngami - and beyond, 1846-52; coast to coast, 1852-6; home - and back again, 1856-60; change of fortunes, 1861-3; second home leave, 1864-7; westward from Lake Tanganyika, 1867-71; Stanley in Africa, 1871-2; Livingstone's final days, 1872-4; Livingstone's legacy.
General Fields
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- : Hodder Arnold
- : Hodder Arnold H&S
- : 29 March 2002
- : 128mm X 195mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter Turner
- : Paperback
- : 916.70423
- : 96
- : maps, bibliography, index
