Stanley
Africa's Greatest Explorer
$37.18
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2008
Summary
Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa - who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo. Or so we think: but as Tim Jeal brilliantly shows, the reality of Stanley’s life is yet more extraordinary. Rejected by both parents at birth and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America, fought in the Civil War - on both sides - before becoming a journalist and then an explorer.
Few people know of his dazz…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571221035 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571221033 |
| Author: | Tim Jeal |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 125mm x 199mm |
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Critics Review
”‘Superb… Tim Jeal’s absorbing biography will surely be definitive.’ Sunday Telegraph”
Tim Jeal
Tim Jeal is the author of Livingstone, selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review and one of the ‘best and brightest of the Year’ by the Washington Post Book World. His Baden-Powell was described in the Literary Review as ‘one of the most important biographies of recent years’. His memoir, Swimming With My Father, was published by Faber in 2004 to rapturous critical acclaim. He is also a novelist and a former winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
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