Livingstone, the Hero of Africa

R. B. Dawson

Public DomainChristian Biography
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A life of David Livingstone written for young readers in 1918 — his Scottish boyhood, medical and missionary training, pioneering journeys across Africa and his fight against the slave trade.

Chapters 21
  1. Title Page, Contents and Preface
  2. Hooks and Books
  3. A Stout Heart and a Stey Brae
  4. Cape Carts and Lions
  5. “Baba Daud” and “Ma Robert”
  6. Boers and Rhinos
  7. The Pathfinders
  8. “The Fly in the Ointment”
  9. “The First River I Ever Saw!”
  10. A Big Effort
  11. Petticoat Government
  12. “Back to the Front”
  13. The Greatest Falls in the World
  14. “Homeward Bound”
  15. Up Two Great Rivers in the Asthmatic
  16. The Curse
  17. A Chapter of Accidents—and Loss
  18. Home Once More
  19. “The Charm and Terror of Africa”
  20. “Bula Matali,” the Stone-breaker
  21. The End of the Trail
AuthorR. B. Dawson
LanguageEnglish
First published1918
Era1900s
CategoriesChristian Biography · Missions
TopicsMissions · Faith
Length296 pages · 20 chapters · ≈ 4 h 41 min read
FormatsWeb Book · PDF
SourceInternet Archive scan (Princeton Theological Seminary Librar
Status Public Domain

Public Domain. Published 1918 — public domain in the USA.

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