Project Gutenberg 2012-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 93 Ivoi, Paul d' 1856 1915 Deleutre, Paul Charles Philippe Eric D'Ivoi, Paul Les grands explorateurs: La Mission Marchand (Congo-Nil) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Hélène de Mink, Sharon Joiner, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr, and Hathi Trust at http://www.hathitrust.org) "Les grands explorateurs: La Mission Marchand (Congo-Nil)" by Paul d'Ivoi is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the ambitious expedition led by Commander Marchand, aimed at securing French interests in Africa by connecting the Congo and Nile Rivers amid competing British expansionism. The narrative intertwines themes of adventure, exploration, and political intrigue set against the backdrop of colonial ambitions in Africa. At the start of the work, we encounter the setup for the mission, beginning with a conversation between Englishman Mr. Bright and his daughter Jane, who discuss the intentions of the French in reaching the Nile. This opening exchanges hints at the conflict brewing between British and French interests in Africa. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to Commander Marchand and his expedition team, who face various challenges ranging from local insurrections to logistical nightmares while navigating through the treacherous African terrain. The opening portion sets the stage for an exploration filled with peril and political maneuvering, revealing the complexities of colonization during this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40750/40750-h/images/cover.jpg fr Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration Mission Marchand (1896-1899) Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, 1863-1934 DT Text FR Guerres Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 293018 292975 2024-10-17T08:17:19.899634 2023-09-17T16:01:41.067954 text/html text/html 290227 2012-09-13T14:29:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1093481 2012-09-13T14:30:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1188854 2024-10-17T08:17:26.021622 application/epub+zip 1193624 2024-10-17T08:17:20.927687 application/epub+zip 161507 2024-10-17T08:17:20.377655 application/epub+zip 1297878 2024-10-17T08:17:29.780587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1270841 2024-10-17T08:17:25.448617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242084 2022-09-18T16:11:47.057129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257990 2024-10-17T08:17:18.406644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257662 2012-09-13T14:28:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99098 2012-09-13T14:30:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 252169 2012-09-13T14:29:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98220 2012-09-13T14:30:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21618 2024-10-17T08:17:30.119587 application/rdf+xml 11166 2024-10-17T08:17:20.479636 image/jpeg 2541 2024-10-17T08:17:20.427645 image/jpeg 1104874 2024-10-17T08:17:19.975648 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