Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa: 1858-64

by David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone, Charles Livingstone, David; Livingstone

Book Overview

The success of the Victorian explorer and missionary David Livingstone's first book, Missionary Travels (1857), led to his receiving government funding in 1858 for an expedition up the Zambezi River. The trip was expected to last two years, and was intended to further commercial and scientific as well as missionary aims. However, owing to internal disagreements, illness (including the death of Livingstone's wife), drought and tribal warfare, the explorers'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108031218
• ISBN13: 9781108031219
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"