In 1793, the African Association, which had been established in London with the aim of exploring Africa, was looking for someone willing to enter that continent via the Gambia River. It is fortunate that Dr. Mungo Park undertook such a mission. Thanks to his courage, we now hold in our hands a book that brings to life, in the best possible way, an Africa that no one after him ever knew.
The impartiality and objectivity of the young traveler make the book stand out from every other account by a European or Arab wanderer in Africa.
