Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

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Series: Picture Book Biographies, 19th Century
Tag: Episode 122
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2000
ASIN: 0618002731
ISBN: 0618002731

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Her mother was bedridden and her father was rarely home. Mary did not go to school. She served as housekeeper, handyman, nursemaid, and servant, for years. In 1893 Mary traveled to West Africa and proceeded to embark on an astonishing journey of discovery.

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