Tropical Africa
A traveler's sketch of East-Central Africa combines route descriptions of the Zambesi, Shire and the lake region with a travel diary from the Nyassa–Tanganyika plateau and concise chapters on landscape, climate, and geology. Natural-history essays examine termite behavior and insect mimicry while political and meteorological notes consider practical implications for exploration and settlement. The author profiles local peoples and infrastructure experiments to argue that Africans can be industrious when given tools and opportunity. A forceful chapter identifies slave-raiding and the ivory trade as a central social pathology and proposes remedies and warnings for future development.
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A traveler's sketch of East-Central Africa combines route descriptions of the Zambesi, Shire and the lake region with a travel diary from the Nyassa–Tanganyika plateau and concise chapters on landscape, climate, and geology. Natural-history essays examine termite behavior and insect mimicry while political and meteorological notes consider practical implications for exploration and settlement. The author profiles local peoples and infrastructure experiments to argue that Africans can be industrious when given tools and opportunity. A forceful chapter identifies slave-raiding and the ivory trade as a central social pathology and proposes remedies and warnings for future development.
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