To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II

Name: To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
Author: Sir Richard Francis Burton

by Sir Richard Francis Burton, Verney Lovett Cameron

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Project Gutenberg

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2006-06-05

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Public domain in the USA.

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Gold mines and mining -- Ghana Ghana -- Description and travel

About the authors

Sir Richard Francis Burton

1821–1890

Restless, brilliant, and often controversial, this Victorian adventurer turned a life of extreme travel into books that still feel bold and unpredictable. He is best known for exploring widely across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and for bringing major translated works such as the Arabian Nights to English-language readers.

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Verney Lovett Cameron

1844–1894

A Royal Navy officer turned explorer, he became one of the first Europeans to cross equatorial Africa from east to west. His travels, books, and outspoken criticism of the slave trade made him a well-known Victorian figure.

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