Stanley and Africa

Boulger, D.C.

Published by John McGready

About this Item

Hardback in red cloth boards, gilt titles, all edge gilt, gilt emblems on spine, some light foxing to the endpapers, otherwise in Very Good condition. Frontispiece b&w illustration of Henry M. Stanley, b&w illustrations. Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who had made his name after ?finding? Dr David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer who the western world had lost contact with while on an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. After ?finding? Livingstone, Stanley continued to explore the African continent; between 1886 and 1890 he led the expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha. In Darkest Africa (1890) is his account as leader of the controversial Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The mission was plagued by violence, disease, high casualties and scandals involving Europeans members of the expedition. Seller Inventory # 012103

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stanley and Africa

Publisher: John McGready

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good