by Cristina Morató · PLAZA & JANES · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401378294
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«Las reinas de África» is the historical essay by Cristina Morató, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together the stories of eleven women who travelled through Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries: explorers' wives, missionaries, aristocrats and adventurers. Morató reconstructs their portraits, their expeditions and life in inhospitable territories. Among the protagonists are Mary Livingstone, Mary Kingsley and Karen Blixen.
First edition published in 2003. It is part of the Obras diversas collection from Plaza & Janés. The work bears the subtitle «Viajeras y exploradoras por el continente negro».
Recommended for readers of biographies, travel literature and gender studies, especially those interested in the history of exploration.
