{"product_id":"9780393084061","title":"A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His five-and-a-half-year, 10,000-mile adventure ranks among the greatest journeys in the annals of exploration, and his discoveries are considered indispensable by modern scholars of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet because of shifting politics, European preconceptions about Africa, and his own thorny personality, Barth has been almost forgotten. The general public has never heard of him, his epic journey, or his still-pertinent observations about Africa and Islam; and his monumental five-volume \u003cem\u003eTravels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa\u003c\/em\u003e is rare even in libraries. By delivering the first biography on Barth in English, Steve Kemper goes a long way to rescue this fascinating figure from obscurity.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121504600304,"sku":"9780393084061","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393084061_p0.jpg?v=1763696731","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393084061","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}