Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (1869-1873) continues the record of David Livingstone's final years of exploration in Central Africa. Through his journals, Livingstone documents his journeys, geographical observations, encounters with local communities, and the hardships he experienced during his final expeditions.The volume provides a firsthand account of Livingstone's continued search for the sources and course of major Central African waterways, while also recording his observations of the region's landscapes, peoples, commerce, and the devastating effects of the slave trade. His entries reveal both the determination and physical difficulties that marked the final stage of his life and work.This volume is essential for readers interested in African exploration, Central African history, travel journals, geography, missionary history, and nineteenth-century exploration literature.