Stanley The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer

Name: Stanley The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer
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ISBN: 9780300142235

ISBN-10: 0300142234

ISBN-13: 9780300142235

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Authors: Tim Jeal

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"Amagnificentnew life . . . [and] a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the most complete and readable and exhaustive, profiting from his access to an immense new trove of Stanley material." --Paul Theroux, front page,New York Times Book Review Henry Morton Stanley, so the tale goes, was a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo. He also conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, 0;Dr. Livingstone, I presume?1; But these perceptions are not quite true, Tim Jeal shows in this grand and colorful…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Tim Jeal is a highly acclaimed biographer and novelist.