David Livingstone / Meriel Buxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buxton, Meriel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livingstone, David, 1813-1873.

Livingstone, David.

Explorers--Africa, Southern--Biography.

Explorers.

Discoveries in geography.

Southern Africa.

Explorers--Scotland--Biography.

Scotland.

Africa, Southern--Discovery and exploration.

Africa, Southern.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 215 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

Revered for years as a saint, David Livingstone was an interesting character--difficult, demanding, and unsympathetic but also single-minded, determined, patient, and brave. The first European to cross Africa, he discovered the Victoria Falls and survived a shipwreck, attacks by natives, and being mauled by a lion.

Contents:

1 Blantyre: the Boy 1

2 Glasgow, Chipping Ongar and London: the Student 8

3 Kuruman and Mabotsa: the Newcomer 23

4 Chonuane and Kolobeng: the Missionary 43

5 Lake Ngami, the River Zouga and Cape Town: the Traveller 58

6 To the West Coast of Africa: the Pioneer 75

7 Across Africa from West to East: Great Leader of Africans 88

8 Britain: National Hero 99

9 The Zambesi and Shire Rivers: Flawed Leader of Europeans 111

10 The Shire and Rovuma Rivers: the Husband 124

11 The Indian Ocean: Ship's Captain 135

12 Britain: Author and Father 140

13 Lakes Nyassa, Tanganyika and Moero: the Explorer 151

14 Ujiji and Unyanyembe: Scoop 164

15 To Chitambo's Village: the Dying Man 173

16 From Africa to Westminster Abbey: Venerated Leader 176

17 From Blantyre to Westminster Abbey: neither Saint nor Failure 181

Appendix Livingstone's Alleged Love Child 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207) and index.

ISBN:

0333740416

OCLC:

45328767