Riveting firsthand account of the long and arduous search by journalist/adventurer for one of the great explorers of the 19th century. A real-life adventure story that tells of incredible hardships ? disease, hostile natives, tribal warfare, impenetrable jungles, and other obstacles. Also includes a wealth of information on African peoples. 1 map.
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Dover has reprinted the epic story of the expedition undertaken by the journalist Henry Stanley at the expense of the New York Herald that led to the famous line: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume." The tale, which is conveyed in a snappy narrative style, is also a document of the intolerant and patronizing attitudes held by 19th-century Europeans toward
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- PublisherDover Publications Inc.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0486419533
- ISBN 13 9780486419534
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages552
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