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title: 'The Adventures of an Explorer in Africa: How the Batwa Pygmies Were Brought to the St. Louis Fair'
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authors:
- 'Samuel Phillips Verner'
date: 1904-10-22
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- 'Travelogues'
- 'Creation and Evolution'
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
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- 'Romans 1'
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# The Adventures of an Explorer in Africa: How the Batwa Pygmies Were Brought to the St. Louis Fair

Samuel P. Verner recounts his Central African expedition to recruit Batwa Pygmies for the St. Louis Fair, describing travel, diplomacy, customs, and hazards.

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