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245 10 a| Mungo Park's ghost :b| the haunted hubris of British explorers in nineteenth-century Africa /c| Dane Kennedy, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.;

246 30 a| Haunted hubris of British explorers in nineteenth-century Africa;

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505 0 a| Mungo Park's Ghost -- In the Shadow of the Slave Trade -- Grand Ambitions -- Hopes and Hubris -- Futility and Folly -- The Second Time as Farce -- Inquest -- Eating the Country.;

520 a| "The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Mungo Park's ghost : the haunted hubris of British explorers in nineteenth-century Africa / Dane Kennedy, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Author/creator	Kennedy, Dane Keith author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Description	xi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects	Park, Mungo, 1771-1806. Explorers--Great Britain. --History. British--Africa. --History. Africa, West--Discovery and exploration. --British. Niger River--Discovery and exploration. --British. Congo River--Discovery and exploration. --British.

Portion of title	Haunted hubris of British explorers in nineteenth-century Africa
Contents	Mungo Park's Ghost -- In the Shadow of the Slave Trade -- Grand Ambitions -- Hopes and Hubris -- Futility and Folly -- The Second Time as Farce -- Inquest -- Eating the Country.
Abstract	"The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2023017047
ISBN	9781009392983
ISBN	1009392980
ISBN	(ebook)

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