New York. 1990. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394583426. 401 pages. hardcover. Jacket engraving courtesy of The Betmmann Archive. Jacket design by Martha Simpson. keywords: Biography Africa History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ‘Absorbing, entertaining, enlightening and admirably presented, Dark Safari evokes place, period and story with great skill, and leads us deftly to the heart of Henry Stanley's own darkness.' - John le CarrE. HENRY MORTON STANLEY, who enjoys a wry immortality for the classically fatuous phrase with which he greeted David Livingstone on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, was the most celebrated explorer of an age that worshipped explorers as ours reveres movie stars and rock musicians. A self-made man, imbued with the triumphalism of the Victorian culture from which he sprang, he conquered a continent through grit, resourcefulness, and sheer will. His life is one of the great adventure stories of all time. Stanley was born illegitimate in Wales in 1841, was brought up in a workhouse, fled to America, fought in the Civil War, and became a newspaperman first covering the Indian Wars and eventually becoming a glamorous foreign correspondent. The publisher of the New York Herald sent him to Africa to find Livingstone, and it was Stanley s success in that assignment (as well as Dr. Livingstone, I presume') that first won him international acclaim. Subsequently he led two further African expeditions of far greater scope and ...

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New York: Alfred A Knopf, Date: 1990. 401pp, 19 b/w photos, 3 maps, notes, index. Cloth-backed papered boards in dust-jacket. With the help of newly discovered documents, the author leads the reader 'into the interior of both the man and the vast landmass he tamed'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 1990. Alfred A Knopf ISBN 0394583426 9780394583426 [AU]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1990. First printing. Hardcover. As New/as new. Biography of Stanley (1841-1904), who was born in Wales, moved to America, fought in the Civil War, became a newspaperman and foreign correspondent, was sent on assignment to find Livingston, and led later expeditions in Africa. 1990. Knopf ISBN 0394583426 9780394583426 [US]

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Knopf, November Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Remainder dot on bottom. DJ tanned and spine sunned. ; 401 pages 1990. Knopf ISBN 0394583426 9780394583426 [US]

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Alfred A. Knopf 1990 Unknown Binding Collectible-Very Good 1990-Hardback with dustjacket. Book is in very good condition. Light shelf wear on edges. Free tracking with domestic orders. MD SKU-8740168 Bio.