In Darkest Africa
by STANLEY, Henry M
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About This Item
Stanley (1841-1904), born John Rowlands, was an illegitimate child raised in a Welsh workhouse. After fleeing to America, he was adopted by cotton trader Henry Hope Stanley and even fought for both the Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War. Journalism enabled him to travel across America, Turkey, and Africa, where he eventually made his name by locating the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Most famous for his explorations of the African continent, Stanley was revered as a romantic explorer despite also being known for his cruelty and disregard of African natives.
Synopsis
In Darkest Africa (1890) is Henry M. Stanley’s own account of his last adventure on the African continent. At the turn of that century, the interior of the African continent was largely unknown to the American and European public. With the accounts of great explorers like Stanley, readers became thrilled by stories African expeditions and longed to follow in the footsteps of these explorers. In 1888, Stanley led an expedition to come to the aid of Mehmed Emin Pasha. The two volumes that compose In Darkest Africa; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria are his account of what happened.
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- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15320
- Title
- In Darkest Africa
- Author
- STANLEY, Henry M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- travel, exploration, american imprints, 19th century, slavery
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