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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806868503321

Autore

New Charles <1840-1875, >

Titolo

Life, wanderings, and labours in Eastern Africa : with an account of the first successful ascent of the equatorial snow mountain, Kilima Njaro, and remarks upon East African slavery / / Charles New

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Frank Cass & Co., , 1971

ISBN

1-138-01104-5

1-315-03351-8

1-136-98422-4

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (591 pages) : illustrations, maps, plates

Collana

Cass library of African studies. Missionary researches and travels ; ; number 16

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

Missions - Africa, East

Africa, East Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Researches; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editor's Preface; Introduction; Image; Title 2; Preface; Table Of Contents; Illustrations; Maps; I.INTRODUCTION; II.ZANZIBAR; III.SUAHILILAND AND THE WASUAHILI; IV.UNIKA; V.WANIKA; VI.LIFE AT RIBE; VII.JOURNEY TO THE GALEA COUNTRY PARATORY; VIII. BARARETTA; IX.WEICHU; X.ON THE TANA; XI.WE GO TO GANDA.; XII.GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY; XIII.THE JOURNEY TO KILIMA NJARO START; XIV.THROUGH THE WILDERNESS; XV.LIFE AT KISIGAU; XVI.THE TAITA PLAINS AND LAKE JIPE; XVII.TAVETA; XVIII.TO MOCHE; XIX.CHAGA; XX.ASCENT OF KILIMA NJARO

XXI.KILIMA NJARO : SECOND ATTEMPT XXII.EASTERN CHAGA AND THE LAKE CHALA; XXIII.GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY AGAIN; XXIV.BURA, NDARA, AND--THE JOURNEY'S END; XXV.EAST AFRICAN SLAVERY; XXVI.CONCLUSION-THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION-HOME; Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

A history of East Africa and its people, 20 years before the main period of European penetration.