Imperial footprints : Henry Morton Stanley's African journeys /

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 rece...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, James L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., ©2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Stanley, Henry M. > (Henry Morton), > 1841-1904.
Stanley, Henry M. > (Henry Morton), > 1841-1904
Stanley, Henry Morton.
Explorers > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Biography.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
TRAVEL > Africa > Central.
Discoveries in geography > British.
Explorers.
Travel.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Description and travel.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Discovery and exploration > British.
Afrique subsaharienne > Descriptions et voyages.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Great Britain.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 390 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-381) and index.
ISBN:9781612342450
1612342450

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