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Kemper, Steve.
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Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865 -- Travel -- Africa.
Explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography.
Explorers -- Africa, North -- Biography.
Explorers -- Germany -- Biography.
Adventure and adventurers.
Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa, Central -- Description and travel.
Africa, North -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa, North -- Description and travel.
Islamic countries -- Description and travel.
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Kemper, Steve.
Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865 -- Travel -- Africa.
Explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography.
Explorers -- Africa, North -- Biography.
Explorers -- Germany -- Biography.
Adventure and adventurers.
Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa, Central -- Description and travel.
Africa, North -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa, North -- Description and travel.
Islamic countries -- Description and travel.
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A
labyrinth
of
kingdoms
:
10
,000
miles
through
Islamic
Africa
/ Steve Kemper.
by
Kemper, Steve.
W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.
Call #:
916.70423 B284k
Subjects
Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865 -- Travel --
Africa
.
Explorers --
Africa
, Central -- Biography.
Explorers --
Africa
, North -- Biography.
Explorers -- Germany -- Biography.
Adventure and adventurers.
Africa
, Central -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa
, Central -- Description and travel.
Africa
, North -- Discovery and exploration.
Africa
, North -- Description and travel.
Islamic
countries -- Description and travel.
ISBN:
9780393079661 (hc.)
039307966X (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xi, 415 p. [8] p. o f plates : ill., maps, ports. : 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (391-396) and index.
Contents:
Preparations -- Invitation to
Africa
-- At the edge of the desert -- First steps -- Stalled in Murzuk -- The palace of demons -- To Aïr -- Plundered -- Days and nights in Tintellust -- Desert port -- Separate ways -- "The celebrated emporium of Negroland" -- An ending -- The kingdom of Bornu -- A mystery solved -- "The horde of the Welad Sliman" -- Razzia -- Captive in Bagirmi -- Letters from home -- Resurrection and death -- Westward -- The prospect of the Niger -- "Obstructed by nature and infested by man" -- Golden city -- In Timbuktu -- Stuck -- Released, more or less -- Rumors and consequences -- Getting out -- Problems at home -- Last journeys.
Summary:
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.
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