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Description:In this absorbing book Fredrika Shumway Smith has written another fine biography of an outstanding historical figure."The man who found Livingstone" is the usual description of Stanley, but he was far more than that. Journalist, explorer, empire builder, he stands out as one of the leading figures in the great drama of the opening of Africa.Less than 100 years ago great areas of Africa were still unknown and unexplored; the native tribes had never seen a white man. It was Stanley who first explored the full length of the Congo River, Stanley who laid the foundations for the Congo Free State, Stanley who first penetrated and crossed the great Equatorial Forest from west to east. More than any other man of his time he threw light upon the "Dark Continent."Basing her narrative largely upon his own writings, Mrs. Smith tells the exciting and romantic story of Stanley's life. How he rose from being a poor workhouse boy, unwanted and disowned by his own family, to become a figure of international importance makes a story as thrilling as any work of fiction. Like her earlier biographies, Fremont and Old Put, this is a biography readers of all ages can enjoy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Stanley, African Explorer. To get started finding Stanley, African Explorer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Rand McNally

Release: 1968

ISBN: 0891907173

Description: In this absorbing book Fredrika Shumway Smith has written another fine biography of an outstanding historical figure."The man who found Livingstone" is the usual description of Stanley, but he was far more than that. Journalist, explorer, empire builder, he stands out as one of the leading figures in the great drama of the opening of Africa.Less than 100 years ago great areas of Africa were still unknown and unexplored; the native tribes had never seen a white man. It was Stanley who first explored the full length of the Congo River, Stanley who laid the foundations for the Congo Free State, Stanley who first penetrated and crossed the great Equatorial Forest from west to east. More than any other man of his time he threw light upon the "Dark Continent."Basing her narrative largely upon his own writings, Mrs. Smith tells the exciting and romantic story of Stanley's life. How he rose from being a poor workhouse boy, unwanted and disowned by his own family, to become a figure of international importance makes a story as thrilling as any work of fiction. Like her earlier biographies, Fremont and Old Put, this is a biography readers of all ages can enjoy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Stanley, African Explorer. To get started finding Stanley, African Explorer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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