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The Last Expedition: Stanley's Fatal Journey Through the Congo
by Liebowitz, Daniel
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0749950862
- ISBN 13
- 9780749950866
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Portrait, 2005. New book, 355 pages. A noble rescue mission descends into a nightmare of cruelty, starvation and cannibalism - bringing to a close the European exploration of Africa. Henry Morton Stanley - the man who found Dr Livingstone - undertook the greatest African expedition of the nineteenth century. The ostensible aim was to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the murdered General Gordon and governor of southern Sudan. Instead of ten months, Stanley's trip took three years and cost the lives of thousands of people, as his column hacked its way through the Congo - the last great unexplored territory in Africa.Stanley's secret agenda was territorial expansion; and what is revealed so vividly in the accounts of those who accompanied him is the dark underside of both the man and the colonial impulse. Stanley's books have long provided the only official record of the expedition; but in this enthralling narrative, the authors expose the hidden reasons behind the disastrous journey. The journals and letters of Stanley's officers reveal not only his courage and resourcefulness - but also his cruelty and casual brutality.. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001411
- Title
- The Last Expedition: Stanley's Fatal Journey Through the Congo
- Author
- Liebowitz, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 0749950862
- ISBN 13
- 9780749950866
- Publisher
- Portrait
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORY AFRICA TRAVEL HENRY MORTON STANLEY DR LIVINGSTONE CONGO
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