Through Timbuctu and across the great Sahara $b an account of an adventurous journey of exploration from Sierra Leone to the source of the Niger, following its course to the bend at Gao and thence across the great Sahara to Algiers

"Through Timbuctu and across the Great Sahara" by A. H. W. Haywood is an early 20th-century travel story that takes you on an exciting adventure through Africa. Starting in Sierra Leone, the author journeys along the Niger River, experiencing different cultures and facing tough challenges before crossing the vast Sahara Desert to reach Algiers; the writing shares the author’s deep interest in Africa, from getting ready for the big trip to finding a local helper who speaks the right languages; his adventure kicks off in January with a train ride toward the end of the Sierra Leone Railway, showing the lively scenes of Freetown; it paints vivid images of the land, the people, and the real struggles of traveling through the wild, like talking to carriers and dealing with tribes; This sets the stage for an action packed series of encounters.