A labyrinth of kingdoms
Subtitle: 10,000 miles through Islamic Africa
By: Steve Kemper
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780393079661
Subjects: Description and travel; German; Travel; Discovery and exploration; Explorers; British; Biography
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preparations; title: Invitation to Africa; title: At the edge of the desert; title: First steps; title: Stalled in Murzuk; title: The palace of demons; title: To Aïr; title: Plundered; title: Days and nights in Tintellust; title: Desert port; title: Separate ways; title: "The celebrated emporium of Negroland"; title: An ending; title: The kingdom of Bornu; title: A mystery solved; title: "The horde of the Welad Sliman"; title: Razzia; title: Captive in Bagirmi; title: Letters from home; title: Resurrection and death; title: Westward; title: The prospect of the Niger; title: "Obstructed by nature and infested by man"; title: Golden city; title: In Timbuktu; title: Stuck; title: Released, more or less; title: Rumors and consequences; title: Getting out; title: Problems at home; title: Last journeys.