The World and Its People, Book VII: Views in Africa
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THE
YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY
FOR SCHOOL AND HOME.
EDITED BY
LARKIN DUNTON, LL.D.,
HEAD MASTER OF THE BOSTON NORMAL SCHOOL.
Volume XI.
THE
YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY,
Edited by LARKIN DUNTON, LL.D.,
HEAD MASTER OF THE BOSTON NORMAL SCHOOL.
Stories of Child Life.
The World and its People.
THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE.
BOOK VII.
VIEWS IN AFRICA.
BY
ANNA B. BADLAM,
AUTHOR OF "STORIES OF CHILD LIFE."
PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PART ONE.
GLIMPSES OF THE DARK CONTINENT.
CHAPTER I.
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW.
CHAPTER II.
SOME PHYSICAL FEATURES.
CHAPTER III.
THE OASES OF THE DESERT.
CHAPTER IV.
MORE PHYSICAL FEATURES.
CHAPTER V.
FEATURES, ANCIENT AND MODERN.
CHAPTER VI.
THE RIVERS OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER VII.
THE NILE, THE MOST ANCIENT OF RIVERS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE NIGER, THE RIVER OF THE WEST.
CHAPTER IX.
THE ZAMBESI, THE RIVER OF SOUTHEAST AFRICA.
CHAPTER X.
A VIEW OF VICTORIA FALLS.
CHAPTER XI.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ZAMBESI.
CHAPTER XII.
THE DESERTS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
CHAPTER XIII.
GLIMPSES OF RIVERS.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE CONGO RIVER.
CHAPTER XV.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CONGO RIVER BASIN.
CHAPTER XVI.
VIEWS OF THE CONGO BASIN.
CHAPTER XVII.
MORE VIEWS OF THE CONGO REGION.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE CONGO FREE STATE.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE LAKE REGION OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER XX.
"THE LAND OF THE MOON."
CHAPTER XXI.
VIEWS OF LAKE TANGANYIKA.
CHAPTER XXII.
SOME VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE.
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MARCH TOWARDS VICTORIA NYANZA.
CHAPTER XXIV.
VIEW OF THE NILE AT LAKE VICTORIA NYANZA.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE APPROACH TO LAKE ALBERT NYANZA.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A VIEW OF LAKE ALBERT NYANZA.
CHAPTER XXVII.
FROM LAKE ALBERT TO MURCHISON FALLS.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
MOUNTAINS OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER XXIX.
SOME PECULIAR FEATURES OF AFRICAN SOIL.
CHAPTER XXX.
THE MINERALS OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE DIAMOND FIELDS.
CHAPTER XXXII.
GLIMPSES OF SOUTH AFRICA.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
A VIEW OF CAPE COLONY.
CHAPTER XXXV.
ANNEXATIONS TO CAPE COLONY.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
ANOTHER VIEW OF CAPE COLONY.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
NATAL.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
KAFFRARIA, OR KAFFIRLAND.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
KAFFIR TRAITS AND CUSTOMS.
CHAPTER XL.
HOTTENTOT CUSTOMS.
CHAPTER XLI.
ORANGE FREE STATE.
CHAPTER XLII.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
CHAPTER XLIII.
OVER THE DRACHENBERG MOUNTAINS.
CHAPTER XLIV.
VIEWS OF THE BOERS.
CHAPTER XLV.
OTHER SECTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
CHAPTER XLVI.
RETROSPECTIVE VIEWS.
PART TWO.
BROADER VIEWS OF THE CONTINENT.
CHAPTER XLVII.
VIEWS OF WESTERN AFRICA.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
UPPER GUINEA.
CHAPTER XLIX.
LOWER GUINEA.
CHAPTER L.
THE CLIMATE OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER LI.
THE VEGETATION OF AFRICA.
THE ARAB TO THE PALM
Bayard Taylor.
CHAPTER LII.
VARIETIES OF VEGETATION.
CHAPTER LIII.
VIEWS OF ANIMAL LIFE.
CHAPTER LIV.
THE ANTELOPE FAMILY.
CHAPTER LV.
SOME OF THE RUMINANTS.
CHAPTER LVI.
VIEWS OF ELEPHANTS.
CHAPTER LVII.
VIEWS OF THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.
CHAPTER LVIII.
VIEWS OF THE RHINOCEROS.
CHAPTER LIX.
LION HUNTING.
THE LION'S RIDE.
CHAPTER LX.
INCIDENTAL VIEWS OF ANIMAL LIFE.
CHAPTER LXI.
BIRD LIFE IN AFRICA.
CHAPTER LXII.
THE OSTRICH IN A WILD STATE.
CHAPTER LXIII.
OSTRICH FARMING AT CAPE COLONY.
CHAPTER LXIV.
VIEWS OF AN OSTRICH FARM.
CHAPTER LXV.
VIEWS IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
CHAPTER LXVI.
CROCODILES.
CHAPTER LXVII.
ANTS OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA.
CHAPTER LXIX.
PEN PORTRAITS.
CHAPTER LXX.
VIEWS FROM LIVINGSTONE.
CHAPTER LXXI.
VIEWS FROM ANDERSSON.
CHAPTER LXXII
NEW VIEWS OF NATIVES.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
MORE VIEWS FROM LIVINGSTONE.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
CURIOUS MODES.
CHAPTER LXXV.
THE EMPIRE OF MOROCCO.
CHAPTER LXXVI.
INTO ALGERIA.
CHAPTER LXXVII.
THE STATE OF TUNIS.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
THE PROVINCE OF TRIPOLI.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
FEZZAN.
CHAPTER LXXX.
THE PORT OF EGYPT.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
THE NILE DELTA AND THE SUEZ CANAL.
CHAPTER LXXXII.
CAIRO, THE GREATEST CITY IN AFRICA.
CHAPTER LXXXIII.
EDUCATION IN CAIRO.
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
GIZEH AND ITS PYRAMIDS.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
HELIOPOLIS, THEBES, AND KARNAC.
THE END.
INDEX.
Part I.
Part II.
STEPPING STONES TO LITERATURE
and
Charles B. Gilbert, Superintendent of Schools, Newark, N. J.
ATTRACTIVE AND INSTRUCTIVE SCHOOL READING.
STEPPING STONES TO LITERATURE.—Arnold-Gilbert.
THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE.—Dunton.
GEOGRAPHICAL READERS.
THE LAND OF SONG.—Shute-Dunton.
THE NORMAL COURSE IN READING.—Todd-Powell.
THE RATIONAL METHOD IN READING.—Ward-Warner.
STEPPING STONES TO LITERATURE
and
Charles B. Gilbert, Superintendent of Schools, Newark, N. J.
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