Stanley: An adventurer explored - Hardcover

Hall, Richard Seymour

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9780395194263: Stanley: An adventurer explored

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ISBN 10: 0395194261 ISBN 13: 9780395194263

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1975

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One of the most exciting travels in the history of exploration. Here is his story of the adventures before and during his search for Dr. Livingstone. The story of his travels is one of the most exciting in the history of exploration and his meeting with Dr Livingstone in the heart of Africa is one of the most famous. Here is a new portrait of one of the most colorful and enigmatic figures of the Victorian age.Henry Morton Stanley, born John Rowlands 1841 -1904, was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. He is often remembered for the words uttered to Livingstone upon finding him "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". In 1874, the New York Herald, with Britain's Daily Telegraph, financed him on another expedition to African. One of his missions was to solve a mystery of African exploration by tracing the course of the River Congo to the sea. The difficulty of this expedition is hard to overstate. He used sectional boats to pass the great cataracts separating the Congo into distinct tracts. After 999 days, in 1877, he reached a Portuguese outpost at the mouth of the River Congo. Starting with 356 people, only 114 had survived of which he was the only European. He was approached by the ambitious Belgian king Leopold II, who had organised a private holding company disguised as an international scientific and philanthropic association, which he called the International African Society. The king spoke of his intentions to introduce Western civilization and bring religion to that part of Africa, but didn't mention he wanted to claim the lands. Stanley returned to the Congo, negotiated with leaders, and obtained concessions (that were later falsified to his advantage by the king). But he refused to impose treaties that would cede sovereignty over their lands. He built new roads, but this also gave advantage to the slave traders. When Stanley discovered that the king had other plans, he remained on his payroll.

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