The Cruellest Journey
600 Miles by Canoe to the Legendary City of Timbuktu
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In retracing explorer Mungo Park's fatal journey down West Africa's Niger River, author and adventuress Salak became the first person to travel alone from Mali's Old Segou to Timbuktu, the legendary "doorway to the end of the world." This is her story.
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Great book this. In Mali, from Bamako to Timbuktu, Kira Salak canoes solo, a physical and mental challenge following the route of Mungo Park down the Niger River.
