Project Gutenberg 2022-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 443 St. John, James Augustus 1795 1875 John, J. A. St. John, James Saint John, James Augustus John, James Augustus St. The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 3 (of 3) $aUnited States :$bJ. & J. Harper,$c1832. Mungo Park -- Peter Simon Pallas -- Carsten Niebuhr -- Choiseul-Gouffier -- John Lewis Burckhardt -- Volney -- Edward Daniel Clarke -- François le Vaillant -- Belzoni -- Dominique Vivant Denon -- Reginald Heber. Turgut Dincer, sf2001, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by James Augustus St. John is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the lives and adventures of notable explorers, detailing their journeys, discoveries, and the challenges they faced in uncharted territories. The themes of exploration, survival, and cultural encounters are likely central to the narrative as it recounts their respective missions and contributions to travel knowledge. At the start of this volume, the text introduces the life of Mungo Park, a distinguished Scottish traveller born in 1771. It details his early life, education, and eventual appointment by the African Association to explore the course of the Niger River. The opening passages describe his expedition from England, his arrival in Africa, and the difficulties he encountered, including illness, language barriers, and interactions with local tribes. The narrative paints a vivid picture of both the geographical wonders and the perils that beset Park on his journey, setting the stage for an enthralling tale of adventure and resilience amid the challenges of 18th-century exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/livesofcelebrate01stjouoft 20190403060246stjohn 1832 US Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Biography Travelers -- Biography Explorers -- Biography G Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 820453 2025-09-26T12:01:50.142048 text/html 801762 2024-10-18T18:06:23 text/html 462396 2025-09-26T12:01:58.005954 application/epub+zip 467914 2025-09-26T12:01:51.703957 application/epub+zip 412352 2025-09-26T12:01:50.936038 application/epub+zip 656387 2025-09-26T12:02:03.469910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613604 2025-09-26T12:01:57.406937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558082 2022-09-30T07:30:58.491567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776164 2025-09-26T12:01:49.559009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 756096 2024-10-18T18:06:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18028 2025-09-26T12:02:03.870960 application/rdf+xml 16010 2025-09-26T12:01:51.227965 image/jpeg 2996 2025-09-26T12:01:51.099967 image/jpeg 421190 2025-09-26T12:01:50.208976 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