Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha
Author : Gaetano Casati
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Page : 670 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Africa, Central
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Author : Gaetano Casati
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Page : 670 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Africa, Central
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Author : GAETANO. CASATI
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 2018
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ISBN : 9781033161951
Author : Gaetano Casati
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Page : 440 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Africa, Central
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Author : Gaetano Casati
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Page : pages
File Size : 45,77 MB
Release : 2000
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Author : Gaetano Casati
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Africa, Central
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Author : James L. Newman
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1612342450
“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” The man who uttered those famous words was compared with Christopher Columbus in his day and became one of the late nineteenth century’s most newsworthy figures. Yet, one hundred years after Henry Morton Stanley’s 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 “scramble for Africa.” While numerous writers have attempted to describe the man, sometimes through highly speculative means, our understanding of the most notable aspect of Stanley’s life, his relationship to the continent, isn’t much more advanced than it was one hundred years ago. To fill this void, James L. Newman re-creates Stanley’s seven epic African journeys, explaining why he made them, what transpired en route, and what resulted. He highlights Stanley’s determination to succeed despite incredible odds and his various relationships with the people who enabled him to accomplish his objectives. And while he acknowledges Stanley’s less admirable traits, such as his penchant for stretching the truth, his capacity to be ruthless, and his tendency to demean others, Newman refuses to engage in facile speculation. Instead, he focuses on the words and deeds of a man who played a major role in shaping today’s Africa. James L. Newman’s in-depth research, detailed descriptions, and vivid prose make Stanley and Africa both a fascinating read and a notable contribution to the study of Africa, exploration, and the age of empire.
Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 29,83 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781579584252
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
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Page : 532 pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 1891
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Page : 716 pages
File Size : 41,60 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Bibliography
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Author : William Swan Sonnenschein
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Page : 880 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Best books
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