Mungo Park was an explorer of the real kind. In 1795, only aged 24, he left Gambia for the uncharted interior of Africa, in a journey that would be filled with tragedy, heroism, and adventure. Park was...

Mungo Park's 'Life and Travels of Mungo Park' is a captivating memoir that chronicles the Scottish explorer's adventures in Africa during the late 18th century. Park's vivid descriptions of the native...

Mungo Park's 'The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805' offers an insightful account of his journey into the heart of Africa, providing a vivid portrayal of the landscapes,...

Mungo Park's account of his journeys into West Africa in 1795 and again in 1805 provided Europeans with their first reliable description of the interior of the continent. Though he failed in the object...