内容简介
In1795MungoPark,atwenty-fouryearoldsurgeon,setoutfromtheGambiatotracethecourseoftheNiger,ariverofwhichEuropeanshadnofirst-handknowledge.TravelsintheinteriordistrictsofAfricaishisJournalofthatextraordinaryjourney.HetravelledonthesufferanceofAfricanrulersandsooncametodependforhissurvivalonthecharityofAfricanvillagers.BeforehereachedtheNiger,heenduredmonthsofcaptivityinthecampofaMoorishchief.Yetthroughouthistravels,ParkmaintainedaremarkableempathyforAfricansocietiesandbeliefs.Herecordedwhathesawasaccuratelyashecould,andwithoutpresumingEuropeansuperiority.
作者简介
MungoParkwasbornon10September1771,atFoulshiels,Scotland.Heexcelledacademically,studyingmedicineattheUniversityofEdinburgh.Hisfirstmajorcontributionwastobeinthefieldofnaturalscience,discoveringeightnewspeciesoffishoffSumatra.HistravelsinAfricahowever,andhiscourageousattemptstomapthecourseoftheNigerriversealedhisplaceinhistory.ManyconflictingreportsexistregardingPark'sdeath,butitisgenerallyacceptedtohavebeeninJanuary1806,ontheNiger.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.