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Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger River - Part 2

The Explorers Podcast

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The Adventures of Park and Isaac Oat

Every few days it seems another one would die or have to be left behind. One man drowned trying to cross one of the Nile's swollen rivers. The caravan was being stalked by wild animals and local bandits. A decade earlier, Park had covered the same ground in just six weeks.

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