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Forbath, Peter

The River Congo; The Discovery, Exploration and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic River

1977

29.14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1977
Place of printing
New York. Harper & Row
Author
Forbath, Peter
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xii, 404 pp, illus, endpaper maps, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (price clipped, short tear), light stain on lower spine else near fine, clean and tight. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The first comprehensive work on the exploration of the Congo River and useful for the history of the exploration of central Africa, including Livingstone and Stanley. The author intended the book as a study similar to what Moorehead did for the White Nile and the Blue Nile.