A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa

by Steve Kemper

Book Overview

In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His five-and-a-half-year, 10,000-mile adventure ranks among the greatest journeys in the annals of exploration, and his discoveries are considered indispensable by modern scholars of Africa. Yet because of shifting politics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039307966X
• ISBN13: 9780393079661
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

More folks should know about Heinrich Barth, African explorer and sociologist.

Barth travelled 10,000 miles from central to West Africa. He wrote an honest account of the various tribes. Their customs and systems of government. A man ahead of his time in his respect and treatment of Africans.