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In Darkest Africa or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria by Henry M. Stanley - 1890 - Volume 2 | |
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This is volume 2 of In Darkest Africa by Henry Morton Stanley. IN DARKEST AFRICA is a story of Stanley's 1887-89 expedition, and depicts among others pygmies who were still mysterious to the outside world. In adventure books of the nineteenth century, they were usually
pictured as dwarfs. Stanley also wrote about the slave trade. Volume Two chronicles Stanley's reaching the Emin Pasha and finally persuading him to abandon Lake Albert in 1889. Again he is zealous in his reporting, including accounts of a personal nature such as his attack of inflammation of the stomach, as well as those of greater interest to the general reader. Again they contend with disasters: at one point they must feed 130 people on a thin butter and milk broth for days on
end, at another they fend off a surprise ambush. In all, 1,500 people made the journey that ended in Bagamoyo (present day Tanzania). They travelled through the legendary Ruwenzori range (Uganda), which few Europeans had seen, and which had been the subject of much speculation by everyone from Greco-Roman to medieval Arab scholars. Stanley verified that the Semliki River linked Lake Edward to Lake Albert, which was big news to those interested in the sources of the Nile. It took
them sixteen days to cross the Semliki valley region. This is an extremely important book for all those interested in the history of Africa, both for its descriptions of indigenous peoples and terrain and for what it reveals about the imperialist attitudes that shaped the course of events. Bound in green cloth. Front boards display embossed outline of Africa, gilt title, with gilt-stamped facsimile signature beneath. Gilt-stamped bust of Stanley at spine. Illustrations
throughout. Pocket at the rear of this wonderful volume contains large, folding maps of Africa, with original color. Three maps in all, complete as issued.
In VG+ condition. Displays only very light shelf wear. Binding quite sturdy. A very clean, fresh, book - much better than usually encountered. |
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