Dark Safari; The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley
by Bierman, John
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340562579
- ISBN 13
- 9780340562574
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About This Item
Sceptre ( Hodder & Stoughton ), London, 1992. reassured. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. It was Stanley's success in the assignment to find Livingstone that 1st won him international acclaim. Subsequently he led to further African expeditions of far greater scope and scientific importance. He completed Livingstone's work by finding the source of the Nile, and he also charted the 2700 mile long Congo River and located the legendary Mountains of the Moon in western Uganda. And, in what was one of the 19th century's greatest acts of geopolitical piracy, he built the roads and established the River Communications that created the so-called Congo Free State for his patron, King Leopold the 2nd of Belgium. Size: Mid Sized Paperback ( 7¾" - 9¾" tall ). [10], 401, [5] pages, including 4 pages of advertisements for other titles, chapter notes, bibliography, and index. Black and white photography throughout the text, photographic illustrated softcover binding. Reading creases to the spine, age toning of the page edges, slight rubbing of the bottom edge of the front cover. Internally clean, free of annotation.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Exploration; History -- Africa; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0340562579. ISBN/EAN: 9780340562574. Inventory No: 0242491. . 9780340562574
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0242491
- Title
- Dark Safari; The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley
- Author
- Bierman, John
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reassured
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0340562579
- ISBN 13
- 9780340562574
- Publisher
- Sceptre ( Hodder & Stoughton )
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, exploration, Africa, Victorian culture, journalism Zaire Biography & Autobiography; Exploration; History -- Africa; Travel & Places. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0340562579 EAN: 9780340562574 Bierman, John Dark Safari; The Life
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; History -- Africa;
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