Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa

by Frank G. CARPENTER (1855 - 1924)

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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa

Fascinating book for all ages telling of travels through Africa over 100 years ago. Covering the continent by steamer and train and other more primitive means of transport, the reader will enjoy learning of African life long before knowledge of this continent was available to most people throughout the world. Summary by BettyB.Note: This text was published more than 100 years ago in 1905.The listener should be aware that the descriptions of the native peoples, their dress and home life reflected the perceptions and thinking of the early 20th century which some listeners may find offensive.


Listen next episodes of Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa:
A Visit to an Ostrich Farm , Angola or Portugese West Africa , British South Africa , Cape Colony , Farming in South Africa , German Southwest Africa , Kimberley and the Diamond Mines , Natal, the Garden of South Africa , Rhodesia - the Zambesi - The Niagara of Africa , The Gold Mines of South Africa - Johannesburg , With the Portugese in Africa