Stanley : the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer / Tim Jeal.
Jeal, Tim.
2007
DT351.S6 J43 2007 (Mapit)
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Title Stanley : the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer / Tim Jeal.
Author Jeal, Tim.
ISBN 9780300126259 (alk. paper)
0300126255 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press ; 2007.
Language English
Description xiii, 570 p., [23] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number DT351.S6 J43 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 916.704/23092 B
Summary We think of Stanley as a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo--and the journalist who conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, as biographer Jeal shows. With access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals the extent to which Stanley's career and life have been misunderstood and undervalued. Few have started life as disadvantaged as Stanley. Rejected by both parents and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America as a penniless eighteen-year-old. Jeal re-creates Stanley's rise to success, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his life-changing decision to assume an American identity. Stanley's epic but unfairly forgotten African journeys are described, establishing the explorer as the greatest to set foot on the continent.--From publisher description.
Note "Published in 2007 in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber" -- T.p. verso.
Maps: The search for Livingstone, 1871-1872 ; The great Trans-Africa journey, 1874-1877; Emin Pasha relief expedition, 1887-1889.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 478-487) and index.
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