THRICE THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT
A RECORD OF JOURNEYINGS ACROSS AFRICA
DURING THE YEARS 1913-16

J. DU PLESSIS

LONGMANS GREEN AND CO.
1917

First Edition.
Recollections of a South African theologian who made several trips across Africa between 1913 and 1916. Although most of, the book is devoted to west and central Africa, there are interesting sections dealing with Uganda and Kenya. Subjects include the Uganda Railway, the Uasin Gishu plateau, the Church Missionary Society, the Kingdom of Toro, and the plains game. (Ofcansky, British East Africa 1856-1963.)

CONTENTS
KUMASI AND ITS HEROES
ALONG THE GOLD COAST
KAMERUN AND ITS HINTERLAND
TEN DAYS IN SOUTH KAMERUN
TRAVELS IN THE TWO NIGERIAS
THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE MUNCHI
TRAVELS BY WATER AND BY LAND
THROUGH PAGAN LANDS
IN THE FRENCH SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
FROM THE SHARI TO THE UBANGI
ON THE UBANGI
IN NORTH CONGOLAND
TOWARDS LAKE ALBERT
THE NILE AND ITS RESERVOIRS
THROUGH BRITISH EAST AFRICA
TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
THROUGH VOLCANIC REGIONS
WESTWARDS TO THE CONGO
A THOUSAND MILES DOWN THE CONGO
THE REGIONS OF THE LOWER CONGO
THE KASAI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
CENTRAL CONGOLAND FROM WEST TO EAST
DOWN SOUTH TO KATANGA
A TRAMP THROUGH NORTHERN RHODESIA
NYASALAND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

22 x 15 cm. viii + 350 pp + 39 b/w photo plates + folding map.

Very good condition, cloth faded on the spine. Some foxing, mainly to page edges and preliminary pages. Corners of boards bumped, previous owner's bookplate and gift inscription on front endpaper, otherwise clean and tidy, binding sound, all plates and map present.