Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 87 Kloos, A. Langs den Congo tot Brazzaville De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906 Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Langs den Congo tot Brazzaville" by A. Kloos is a travel account likely written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the author's journey through the Congo River and the surrounding regions, documenting the landscape, settlements, and the socio-political conditions of the time, and offers insights into the lives of both European settlers and indigenous peoples. The opening of the book paints a vivid picture of the arrival at the Congo River, capturing its powerful presence and the serene beauty of the landscape. The narrator describes the sights and sounds as the steamship Albertville approaches the Banana land tongue, with a focus on the lush vegetation and sparse human activity along the riverbanks. As the journey progresses, the author introduces the various European trading posts, their establishment, and the interactions with local inhabitants, reflecting on the complexities of trade and colonialism in the region. Through this narrative, Kloos sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the dynamics at play in the Congo and emphasizes the contrasts between the natural beauty of the environment and the challenges faced by those who navigate it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 110035 109821 2024-10-06T11:23:33.148324 2023-10-06T11:50:40.168028 text/html text/html 106418 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 496249 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 616963 2024-10-06T11:23:39.249322 application/epub+zip 617627 2024-10-06T11:23:36.490292 application/epub+zip 111578 2024-10-06T11:23:35.228313 application/epub+zip 754734 2024-10-06T11:23:41.322287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744343 2024-10-06T11:23:38.482300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221516 2022-09-07T14:39:48.511719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98610 98557 2024-10-06T11:23:32.678333 2023-10-06T11:50:39.827041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 98412 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37134 2020-12-18T17:42:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19346 2024-10-06T11:23:41.446266 application/rdf+xml 16804 2024-10-06T11:23:35.772520 image/jpeg 4169 2024-10-06T11:23:35.499333 image/jpeg 574320 2024-10-06T11:23:33.233317 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog