Into Africa The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

Name: Into Africa The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
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ISBN: 9780767910743

ISBN-10: 0767910745

ISBN-13: 9780767910743

Edition: 2003

Authors: Martin Dugard

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With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. Into Africa is an extraordinarily researched account of a thrilling adventure—defined by alarming foolishness, intense courage, and raw human achievement. In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: what was the source of the mighty Nile river? Aiming to settle the mystery…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/13/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.46" wide x 8.14" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Martin Dugard is one of today's foremost adventure writers. His work appears regularly in "GQ", "Sports Illustrated" & "Esquire". He won the 1997 Dallas Press Club "Katie" award for Best Magazine Sports Story. An avid adventurer himself, Dugard has completed the Raid Gauloises adventure race three times. He is co-holder of the Around the World Speed Record (New York New York in 31 hours, 28 minutes) & he makes his home with his wife & three boys in Orange County, California.



Prologue



The Searchers



Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere



Ten Human Jawbones



The World Turned Upside Down



Homecoming


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index