Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 58
ng impossible; our two years leave ofabsence was drawing to a close, and even had we com-manded a sufficient outfit, we were not disposed to riskthe consequences of taking an extra twelve months.No course, therefore, remained but to regain the coast.We did not, however, give up hopes of making… … MUNGO PARKS PERILS MUNGO PARK IN AFRICA In 1795 Mungo Park, newly returned to Englandfrom India, was appointed to explore the interior ofAfrica near Senegambia, and especially to investigatethe rise, course and termination of the River Niger.He left Portsmouth in May, 1795, and reached themouth of…
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