Books

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Stanley and Livingstone and the exploration of Africa in world history Stanley and Livingstone and the exploration of Africa in world history Richard Worth Chronicles the lives and expeditions of Henry Stanley and David Livingstone as they unlocked many geographic secrets of Africa and traces the history of European colonialism on the African continent. OL15042356W
Livingstone Livingstone Tim Jeal This book is an extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer. David Livingstone (1813–1873) is revered as one of history's great… OL2833778W
David Livingstone David Livingstone Meriel Buxton "David Livingstone aged ten worked a fourteen-hour day in the cotton mill. When he died at sixty he was buried in Westminster Abbey. Yet some recent biographers have described him as a failure. He wa… OL4840355W
David Livingstone David Livingstone Sam Wellman Discusses the explorer's formative years in Scotland, training as a missionary, expeditions to Africa, and many discoveries there. OL82041W
Blood over water Blood over water David Livingston 'The Boat Race is the most divisive event in rowing ... An extraordinary and gripping story of a battle between brothers' Sir Matthew Pinsent. OL8371697W