| Description |
xix, 355 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Gordon's last lieutenant -- Bula Matari -- The long way home -- Assembling the troops -- Henry's ark -- The river -- Forest primeval -- The lake -- The fort of peace -- "Emin Pasha, I presume." -- Getting to know you -- A provincial tour -- The rear column -- Rebellion at the Equator -- Oil and water -- The long march -- Banquet of sorrow -- Aftermath |
| Summary |
Traces Henry Morton Stanley's three-year African expedition that was launched with the official intention of rescuing Emin Pasha, governor of the southern Sudan, in an account that reveals Stanley's secret agenda of territorial expansion |
| Subjects |
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889)
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Emin Pasha, 1840-1892
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Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
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Africa, Central -- History -- 1884-1960
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| Alt Name |
Pearson, Charlie
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| LC NO |
DT363 .L54 2005 |
| Dewey No |
916.2904/3 22 |
| OCLC # |
57722458 |
| ISBN |
0393059030 |
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9780393059038 |
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0393328732 |
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9780393328738 |
| Isn/Std # |
(OCoLC)57722458 (OCoLC)70861074 (OCoLC)830235740 |
| LCCN |
2005004725 |
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