Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 135 Kloos, A. Langs den Congo tot Brazzaville De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Langs den Congo tot Brazzaville" by A. Kloos is a travel account likely written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the author's journey through the Congo River and the surrounding regions, documenting the landscape, settlements, and the socio-political conditions of the time, and offers insights into the lives of both European settlers and indigenous peoples. The opening of the book paints a vivid picture of the arrival at the Congo River, capturing its powerful presence and the serene beauty of the landscape. The narrator describes the sights and sounds as the steamship Albertville approaches the Banana land tongue, with a focus on the lush vegetation and sparse human activity along the riverbanks. As the journey progresses, the author introduces the various European trading posts, their establishment, and the interactions with local inhabitants, reflecting on the complexities of trade and colonialism in the region. Through this narrative, Kloos sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the dynamics at play in the Congo and emphasizes the contrasts between the natural beauty of the environment and the challenges faced by those who navigate it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. nl Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 110033 2025-08-06T08:27:40.713835 text/html 106418 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/html 617088 2025-08-06T08:27:46.241819 application/epub+zip 617710 2025-08-06T08:27:43.674830 application/epub+zip 111671 2025-08-06T08:27:42.551834 application/epub+zip 754726 2025-08-06T08:27:48.105782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744357 2025-08-06T08:27:45.542835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221516 2022-09-07T14:39:48.511719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98519 2025-08-06T08:27:40.251858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78708 2024-10-28T21:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98412 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18711 2025-08-06T08:27:48.239782 application/rdf+xml 16804 2025-08-06T08:27:43.035836 image/jpeg 4169 2025-08-06T08:27:42.791839 image/jpeg 37134 2020-12-18T17:42:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 496249 2020-12-18T17:42:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 574409 2025-08-06T08:27:40.799854 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog