Introduction: in search of brightest Africa
A cry from Africa : Victorians, new women, new Negroes, and moderns confront the dark continent
To Bunco a Yankee : America and the Congo question
Written on the wall : pan-African dreams of African empires and republics
To capture a vanishing world : naturalist-environmentalist discourses and displays of Africa
Reel Africa : American filmmaking and criticism in defense of Africa
Conclusion: the wonders of Africa brought to America.