Project Gutenberg 2025-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 131 Landbeck, Paul Kongoerinnerungen : $b Zwölf Jahre Arbeit und Abenteuer im Innern Afrikas $aBerlin :$bAugust Scherl G. m. b. H., $c1923. Peter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Kongoerinnerungen: Zwölf Jahre Arbeit und Abenteuer im Innern Afrikas" by Landbeck is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work recounts the author's experiences working and exploring in Central Africa over a twelve-year period. Its primary focus is on the challenges, encounters, and insights gained as a European navigating colonial trade, society, and wilderness in the Belgian Congo. The book likely appeals to readers interested in adventure, colonial history, and first-hand narratives of African exploration. The opening of "Kongoerinnerungen" begins with a foreword in which Landbeck dedicates his memoirs to those with a longing for distant places, particularly to German youth, encouraging a spirit of adventure and discovery. The narrative starts with his background and education, describing his restless temperament and how a failed career in commerce led him to seek new opportunities in Africa. The journey unfolds from Antwerp aboard a passenger steamer, capturing the bustling emotional farewells, vivid impressions of early sea travel, and cultural stops at Las Palmas and Freetown, where the author vividly observes both natural beauty and local customs. As Landbeck reaches Banana and moves further inland through Boma and Matadi, he details life at trading stations, negotiations with colleagues, daily routines, the challenges of climate and disease, and his growing fascination with the African environment and its peoples. The start of the book paints a rich, atmospheric picture of both the hardships and wonders awaiting European agents in colonial Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/kongoerinnerunge00land 20190128104116landbeck 1923 de Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel Congo River Valley -- Description and travel DT Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: German Literature Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 484323 2025-07-30T04:55:04.663039 text/html 454962 2025-03-26T11:04:41 text/html 9257823 2025-07-30T04:55:14.274456 application/epub+zip 9257675 2025-07-30T04:55:07.239480 application/epub+zip 318749 2025-07-30T04:55:05.613008 application/epub+zip 9493230 2025-07-30T04:55:19.275435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9451503 2025-07-30T04:55:12.693495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439883 2025-07-30T04:55:03.674999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 419951 2025-03-26T11:04:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16797 2025-07-30T04:55:19.437406 application/rdf+xml 15826 2025-07-30T04:55:05.916993 image/jpeg 2787 2025-07-30T04:55:05.773978 image/jpeg 8474329 2025-07-30T04:55:04.872982 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