Imperial footprints : Henry Morton Stanley's African journeys / James L. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, James L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904.

Stanley, Henry M.

Explorers--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Biography.

Explorers.

Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Description and travel.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Discovery and exploration--British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ôDr. Livingstone, I presume?ö The man who uttered those famous words was compared with Christopher Columbus in his day and became one of the late nineteenth centuryÆs most newsworthy figures. Yet, one hundred years after Henry Morton StanleyÆs death, his accomplishments in Africa have largely receded from public memory or have been discredited as epitomizing the wrongs inflicted by the scourge of European colonialism and its ôscramble for Africa.ö While numerous writers have attempted to describe the man, sometimes through highly speculative means, our understanding of the most notable aspect

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface: Stanley and Africa; 1 The Making of Henry Morton Stanley: An Identity Created; 2 Abyssinia and Aftermath: A Star Reporter Is Born; 3 Finding Dr. Livingstone: The Evolution from Reporter to African Explorer; 4 Out from Africa and Back Again: Triumph, Disaster, and a New Beginning; 5 The Longest Journey: Across Africa 1874-1877; 6 In the King's Employ: Creating the Congo Free State; 7 In Relief of Emin Pasha: Philanthropy and Commerce Gone Awry; 8 Winding Down: Years of Happiness and Pain

9 Summing Up: The Stanley LegacyNotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-381) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-245-0

OCLC:

759525266