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The Gates of Africa : Death, Discovery, and the Search for Timbuktu by Anthony Sattin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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London, 1788: a group of British gentlemen—-geographers, scholars, politicians, humanitarians, and traders—-decide it is time to solve the mysteries of Africa's unknown interior regions. Inspired by the Enlightenment quest for knowledge, they consider it a slur on the age that the interior of Africa still remains a mystery, that maps of the "dark continent" are populated with mythical beasts, imaginary landmarks, and fabled empires. As well, they hoped that more accurate knowledge of Africa would aid in the abolition of the slave trade. These men, a mixed group of soldiers and gentlemen, ex-convicts, and social outcasts, form the African Association, the world's first geographical society, and over several decades send hardened, grizzled adventurers to replace speculation with facts and remove the beasts from the maps. The explorers who ventured forth included Mungo Park, whose account of his travels would be a bestseller for more than a century; American John Ledyard; and Jean Louis Burckhardt, the discoverer of Petra and Abu Simbel. Their exploits would include grueling crossings of the Sahara, the exploration of the Nile, and—most dramatically—the search for the great River Nige
Who reads The Gates of Africa : Death, Discovery, and the Search for Timbuktu?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anthony Sattin
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Publishing Group
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781466862357
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (74 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14