He recounted meeting natives who wouldn't believe him that white people didn't purchase slaves in order to eat them in his best-selling Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa.
This man's brother-in-law, James Dickson, helped secure him a spot on the Worcester that journeyed to Sumatra. This one-time prisoner of King Ali of Ludamar escaped and traveled to Silla on an expedition begun after the disappearance of Daniel Houghton. He recounted meeting natives who wouldn't believe him that white people didn't purchase slaves in order to eat them in his best-selling Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa. He left his medical practice in Peebles to embark on his final expedition with his brother-in-law John Martyn and then marched stupidly into the bush during the rainy season. His guide, Isaaco, later concluded that this man died after defending his capsized boat, the Joliba. For 10 points, name this Scottish explorer who died in 1806 while charting the Niger River.
This man's brother-in-law, James Dickson, helped secure him a spot on the Worcester that journeyed to Sumatra.
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