Project Gutenberg 2023-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 162 Nelson, Thomas A biographical memoir of the late Dr. Walter Oudney, Captain Hugh Clapperton, both of the Royal Navy, and Major Alex. Gordon Laing, all of whom died amid their active and enterprising endeavours to explore the interior of Africa $aEdinburgh :$bWaugh and Innes, $c1830. Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library) "A Biographical Memoir of the Late Dr. Walter Oudney, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Major Alex. Gordon Laing" by Rev. Thomas Nelson is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The memoir chronicles the lives and adventures of three notable explorers who embarked on missions to uncover the mysteries of the African interior, ultimately sacrificing their lives for their scientific pursuits. The text aims to honor their contributions and preserve their memories while offering insights into their characters and experiences during critical exploratory missions. The opening of the memoir introduces Dr. Walter Oudney, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Major Alex. Gordon Laing, detailing their early lives and motivations for exploration. It discusses how Oudney, initially a surgeon in the Royal Navy, was driven by a desire for scientific knowledge, which led him to join an expedition to Africa. The narrative highlights their friendships and collaborations, particularly emphasizing the close bond between Oudney and Clapperton. The author conveys the challenges faced by these men, setting the stage for their adventurous journeys into unknown territories filled with both promise and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000115359352 20231106230447nelson 1830 GB Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Africa -- Description and travel Oudney, Walter, 1790-1824 Clapperton, Hugh, 1788-1827 Laing, Alexander Gordon, 1794-1826 DT Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Modern (1750+) 267275 2025-06-28T12:38:52.654926 text/html 241009 2023-11-23T05:31:22 text/html 515645 2025-06-28T12:38:56.978898 application/epub+zip 515310 2025-06-28T12:38:53.797956 application/epub+zip 168979 2025-06-28T12:38:53.265908 application/epub+zip 597696 2025-06-28T12:38:59.764929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574273 2025-06-28T12:38:56.463923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239782 2025-06-28T12:38:52.306923 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219535 2023-11-23T05:31:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16424 2025-06-28T12:38:59.897886 application/rdf+xml 15385 2025-06-28T12:38:53.386906 image/jpeg 2966 2025-06-28T12:38:53.325916 image/jpeg 451553 2025-06-28T12:38:52.683916 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