Author: Frank, Katherine,
Title: A Voyager Out: the life of Mary Kingsley.
Description: NY, Ballantine, (1987). 1st ptg thus. VG PB. Long before Isak Dinesen set foot in Africa, Mary ventured deep into the heart of the African bush penetrating worlds few white. men and no white women had ever seen. Working as a trader so she might get to know the native tribes, Kingsley experienced hair-raising & enlightening adventures. She triumphs as a woman making her own history which she outlined in her two books: Travels in West Africa and West African Studies.

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