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Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone / Martin Dugard.
Van Pelt Library DT1110.L58 D85 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dugard, Martin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Livingstone, David, 1813-1873.
- Livingstone, David.
- Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904.
- Stanley, Henry M.
- Missionaries, Medical.
- Explorers.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Discovery and exploration.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Explorers--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Biography.
- Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Southern Africa.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Missionaries, Medical--Africa, Southern--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 340 pages : map, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, [2003]
- Summary:
- "Into Africa" traces the journeys of Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Morton Stanley in alternating chapters, capturing with immediacy the dangers, disease, and beauty they encountered in the heart of Africa. The first book to examine the interworkings of physical challenges, political intrigue, and larger-than life personalities, this is a fascinating work of narrative history.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Searchers 11
- Part 2 Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere 115
- Part 3 Ten Human Jawbones 171
- Part 4 The World Turned Upside Down 267
- Part 5 Homecoming 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0385504519
- OCLC:
- 50516468
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