The Physician and the Slave Trade: John Kirk, the Livingstone Expeditions, and the Crusade Against Slavery in East Africa

Trained as a physician, Kirk was also an explorer who traveled with David Livingstone across Africa, a botanist, and a diplomat who played a key role in ending the African slave trade and influencing the evolution of European-African relations during the Victorian Age. This is the first modern biography of Kirk. Includes many b&w maps, photos, and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.