Project Gutenberg 2005-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 524 Richardson, James 1806 1851 Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Produced by Carlo Traverso, Annika Feilbach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51" by James Richardson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details Richardson's ambitious expedition to explore and establish commercial relations in Central Africa, particularly focusing on the abolishment of the slave trade and the promotion of legitimate trade. This account promises a vivid portrayal of both the geographical challenge and the cultural interactions encountered during the journey. The opening portion of the narrative introduces the preparations and motivations behind the expedition. Richardson, after a previous journey through the Sahara, conveys his hope to engage with the kingdoms of Central Africa, expressly to promote trade to counter the slave trade. He details the logistical challenges faced upon arriving in Tripoli, including delays related to weather and the arrival of necessary supplies. Accompanied by two Prussian colleagues, Drs. Barth and Overweg, he begins the journey into the desert, reflecting on the hardship and the fluctuating dynamics within the caravan itself. The emotions of parting from loved ones and the experience of traveling into the unknown reinforce the personal stakes of this ambitious mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Africa, Central -- Description and travel Africa, North -- Description and travel Richardson, James, 1806-1851 DT Text Africa Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 590343 2025-08-07T10:16:55.237273 text/html 598172 2020-12-13T07:05:18 text/html 590359 2025-08-07T10:17:06.158163 application/epub+zip 595959 2025-08-07T10:16:59.424252 application/epub+zip 297273 2025-08-07T10:16:57.882218 application/epub+zip 941412 2025-08-07T10:17:11.240176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894683 2025-08-07T10:17:04.999207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403277 2022-09-08T09:34:23.664342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534881 2025-08-07T10:16:54.349234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534761 2020-12-13T07:05:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534606 2020-12-13T07:05:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534716 2020-12-13T07:05:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23262 2025-08-07T10:17:11.381148 application/rdf+xml 26332 2025-08-07T10:16:58.400216 image/jpeg 4898 2025-08-07T10:16:58.142214 image/jpeg 204105 2020-12-13T07:05:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 203966 2020-12-13T07:05:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 840745 2020-12-13T07:05:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 203842 2020-12-13T07:05:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 961060 2025-08-07T10:16:55.291236 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 en.wikipedia