|  | | Across Africaby V.L. Cameron
The first European to cross Central Africa from East to West. V.L. Cameron's Across Africa is essential reading for anyone interested in the exploration of pre-colonial Africa.
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In 1875 Verney Lovett Cameron staggered into Loanda, in then Portugese West Africa. He was the first European to cross the continent from East to West, suffering starvation, disease and malaria on the way - as well as being embroiled in a native African war en route.
Of his two British companions, one turned back before the Tanganyika - and the other shot himself as he could not take it any more.
Not only an epic tale of exploration of the then Dark Continent, Across Africa describes the horrors of the slave trade in pre-colonial Africa at first hand.
CONTENTS LISTING
I. The Livingstone Search Expedition and a New Expedition decided upon
II. Parting visit to Zanzibar
III. Fortified villages, an Arab Caravan and deserters
IV. The Makata Swamp and the Death of Moffat
V. Bitter Waters
VI. Entry into Ugogo
VII. Witchcraft
VIII. A serious misunderstanding
IX. Unyanyembe and the death of Livingstone
X. Arrival and Reception of Livingstone's Body
XI. A miserable Christmas.
XII. The Havoc of the Slave-trade; a Buffalo-charge
XIII. Sighting Tanganyika
XIV. Sailing away on the Tanganyika Devils' dwellings
XV. War-paint and one of my men shoots himself
XVI. The Art of Pottery; Gorillas
XVII. Last View of Tanganyika
XVIII. Pakhiindi Foundries and The Bambarry Mountains
XIX. A burning country and a contemplated attack on the Caravan.
XX. Native opinion of the white man - as others see us
XXI. Tipo-tipo's camp. Attack on the Caravan
XXII. More treachery.
XXIII. Lake Mohrya, huts on piles and an amphibious race
XXIV. Narrow escape of my messengers
XXV. A horde of ruffians and sleeping with deceased wives.
XXVI. A monarch dreaded by his people, surpassing his predecessors in cruelty
XXVII. Trade in slaves increasing
XXVIII. Escape of a slave-gang
XXIX. I sell my shirts for food
XXX. The Kwanza.
XXXI. An extraordinary, dangerous river crossing
XXXII. A rush for the coast
XXXIII. My illness increases but then homeward bound
XXXIV. Formation of the continent
XXXV. The lake system of central Africa
XXXVI. Africa's future. How to stamp slavery out, and make Africa free
The Ripping Yarns.com hardback edition of Across Africa is a reproduction of an original, it's 509 pages contain 159 woodcut illustrations.
V.L. CAMERON'S ROUTE MAPS
A copy of Cameron's Route Maps from the original edition has been scanned in, and is available as a free digital download.
Click here for the free download of Cameron's map.
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