Dark Safari : The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley by John Bierman - 1990

Random House of Canada, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Canada, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 039422180X . Front flap creased, slight edge wear to book & DJ ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped, bright, solid book ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 401 pages; A savagely deprived childhood rendered John Rowlands something of an emotional cripple, yet this unloved illegitimate son of a housemaid became Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the celebrated African explorer. Evasion, suppression and falsification were his defenses against the abandonment, rejection and betrayal that haunted his life--and it is the reality behind these Walter Mitty-like defenses that is the subject of this stimulating, well-documented biography. Until he "discovered" Livingstone in 1871, Stanley was essentially a ruthless, driven reporter on the trail of a scoop, but after their meeting he became a searcher for rivers and mountains, lakes and deserts, in a quest for self-esteem. This is an epic tale of epic journeys by… Read More

Knopf. Used - Very Good.

New York, New York, Usa: Knopf, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ He Became The Greatest Explorer Of His Age, Yet When Henry Morton Stanley Finally Found The Object Of His First Quest, All He Could Think Of To Say Was "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?" This Book Centres On Stanley, A Man Who Was 'A Bully, A Braggart, A Hypocrite, And A Liar' And, At His Best, Was 'Steadfast, Brave, Enduring, Resourceful, And An Inspired Leader.'