{"product_id":"saving-mungo-park-1","title":"Saving Mungo Park","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaving Mungo Park is a children's book that humorously subverts the colonial narrative that Scottish explorer Mungfeaturescovered\" tthat exploreNiger in 1795.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story \u0026amp; Premise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of a heroic explorer, the story depicts a vulnerable Mungo Park, hard-hit by his journey's rigors. It playfully suggests that it was actually Africans who retrieved him from the river. It also hints at why Park refused to acknowledge the name indigenous communities had long used for the river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story introduces other figures from Park's history, including Obua Ajukwu, a local warlord Park had to flee from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePurpose \u0026amp; Perspective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors aim to tell the story of Park's encounter with native communities from a fresh perspective traditionally ignored. It's meant to provoke thought and inquiry into colonial history, not present itself as historical authority. Co-author Femi Morgan called it a \"playful reverse aggression\" to the colonial narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Authors: Onyeka Nwelue \u0026amp; Ikenna Chinedu Okeh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Publisher: Hattus Books (in collaboration with Baron's Cafe)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Publication Date: March 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FairChild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71433028272381,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"NGN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2545\/5474\/files\/unnamed_5.png?v=1790781788","url":"https:\/\/pagebookstore.com\/products\/saving-mungo-park-1","provider":"PAGE Book Connoisseurs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}