Facing the Congo

Description:

"Facing the Congo transports readers into the lush jungles and crocodile-infested waters of sub-Saharan Africa. Climbing the river on a barge teeming with merchants, deck-hands, prostitutes, mothers, spiritual followers, fishermen, and children, Tayler participates in the lively banter of this floating marketplace, and at night drapes mosquito netting over his cramped sleeping space, relishing a few hours of solitude between days wrought with adversity and suspicion."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Description and travel,  Travel,  Congo river,  Africa, west, description and travel,  Journalists, biography,  Travelers' writings,  Congo (democratic republic), description and travel,  Journeys

People: Jeffrey Tayler

Places: Congo River,  Congo River Region