About this title: "A magnificent new life . . . [and] a superb adventure story. . . . There have been many biographies of Stanley, but Jeal's is the most felicitous, the best informed, the most complete and readable and exhaustive, profiting from his access to an immense new trove of Stanley material." -- Paul Theroux, front page, "New York Times Book Review" Henry ...
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Description: Good. 0300126255 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 9-28-07
ISBN-13:9780300126259ISBN:0300126255
Description: GOOD. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate edgewear/shelfwear to the boards. Missing dust jacket. -Very Nice! 2.04 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007-09-28
ISBN-13:9780300126259ISBN:0300126255
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Gift quality. Fresh, clean hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. Binding tight and square, corners sharp. Yale University Press, New Haven CT, 2007. 570 pages. Bibliography, endnotes, index. 8 pages of b&w photos. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300126259ISBN:0300126255
Description: Like New in Used: Like New jacket. Size: 8.42; 2007. Yale University Press. Hardcover. No store stamps, owner names, or other writings. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300126259ISBN:0300126255
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 570 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven and London
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300126259ISBN:0300126255
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown paper covered boards. Royal 8vo. As issued. xiii, 570 pp., 27 illus., 40 b&w plates, maps. Dust jacket in mylar. read more
"Hollywood could never do reality justice, these explorations of the Congo and Africa are staggering in their magnitude and the drive of Stanley to journey into this environment is unbelievable. Worth a read for the insight on colonization politics alone, let alone the insight into an often maligned and forgotten player in the history of exploration."
"What little I knew of Stanley was, of course, his (supposed) infamous phrase and what I had read in Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost. Jeal's achievement is to present both Stanley's life as it was/is perceived and as it seems to have happened. A thoroughly impressive reevaluation of a conflicted and tragic figure. The narrative pace is fast without sacrificing fact. A truly monumental life, rendered with obvious passion."
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