Excerpt from Heroes of Modern Africa: True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery and Stirring Adventures of the Pioneers, Explorers, and Founders of Modern Africa HE list of English heroes who have given their T life-work, and in many cases their lives, to the exploration and development of Africa is a long one. The following chapters contain the stories Of some explorers, naval and military commanders, and administrators, but do not include for the most part philanthropists and missionaries, who will probably be dealt with in another volume in the future. The writer has attempted to give sufficient detail and colour to attract the reader and make him wish to know more; so, names Of books that have been consulted are mentioned at the end Of each chapter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.