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The last expedition : Stanley's mad journey through the Congo / Daniel Liebowitz and Charles Pearson.
Traces Henry Morton Stanley's three-year African expedition that was launched with the official intention of rescuing Emin Pasha, governor of the southern Sudan, in an account that reveals Stanley's secret agenda of territorial expansion.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393059030 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780393059038 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0739465856
- Physical Description: xix, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-341) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | PART ONE: Gordon's last lieutenant -- Bula Matari -- The long way home -- Assembling the troops -- Henry's ark -- The river -- Forest primeval -- The lake -- The fort of peace -- "Emin Pasha, I presume." -- Getting to know you PART TWO: A provincial tour -- The rear column -- Rebellion at the Equator -- Oil and water -- The long march -- Banquet of sorrow -- Aftermath. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889) Emin Pasha, 1840-1892. Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Africa, Central > History > 1884-1960. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Easton Main Library | 962.9 L717ℓ (Text) | 31901002293555 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
