The Resource Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone, Martin Dugard
Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone, Martin Dugard
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- Summary
- "In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: What was the source of the mighty Nile River? Aiming to settle the mystery once and for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who had spent years in Africa as a missionary. In March 1866, Livingstone steered a massive expedition into the heart of Africa. In his path lay nearly impenetrable, unchartered terrain, hostile cannibals, and deadly predators. Within weeks, the explorer had vanished without a trace. Years passed with no word." "While debate raged in England over whether Livingstone could be found - or rescued - from a place as daunting as Africa, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the brash American newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalize on the world's fascination with the missing legend. He would send a young journalist, Henry Morton Stanley, into Africa to search for Livingstone. A drifter with great ambition, but little success to show for it, Stanley undertook his assignment with gusto, filing reports that would one day captivate readers and dominate the front page of the New York Herald." "Tracing the amazing journeys of Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters, author Martin Dugard captures the perils and challenges these men faced. Dugard weaves into the narrative the remarkable transformation that occurred over the course of nine years, as Stanley rose in power and prominence and Livingstone found himself alone and in mortal danger."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (340 pages
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2003
- Contents
-
- pt. 5.
- Homecoming
- pt. 1.
- The searchers
- pt. 2.
- Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
- pt. 3.
- Ten human jawbones
- pt. 4.
- The world turned upside down
- Label
- Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone
- Title
- Into Africa
- Title remainder
- the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin Dugard
- Subject
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- Missionaries, Medical -- Africa, Southern -- Biography
- Africa, Southern
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Biography
- Explorers -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Biography
- Missionaries, Medical
- Stanley, Henry M., (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
- Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
- Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
- Explorers
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Stanley, Henry M., (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Discovery and exploration
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: What was the source of the mighty Nile River? Aiming to settle the mystery once and for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who had spent years in Africa as a missionary. In March 1866, Livingstone steered a massive expedition into the heart of Africa. In his path lay nearly impenetrable, unchartered terrain, hostile cannibals, and deadly predators. Within weeks, the explorer had vanished without a trace. Years passed with no word." "While debate raged in England over whether Livingstone could be found - or rescued - from a place as daunting as Africa, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the brash American newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalize on the world's fascination with the missing legend. He would send a young journalist, Henry Morton Stanley, into Africa to search for Livingstone. A drifter with great ambition, but little success to show for it, Stanley undertook his assignment with gusto, filing reports that would one day captivate readers and dominate the front page of the New York Herald." "Tracing the amazing journeys of Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters, author Martin Dugard captures the perils and challenges these men faced. Dugard weaves into the narrative the remarkable transformation that occurred over the course of nine years, as Stanley rose in power and prominence and Livingstone found himself alone and in mortal danger."--Jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- BKL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dugard, Martin
- Dewey number
- 920
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT1110.L58
- LC item number
- D85 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Livingstone, David
- Stanley, Henry M.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Missionaries, Medical
- Livingstone, David
- Stanley, Henry M.
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Missionaries, Medical
- Africa, Southern
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Great Britain
- Label
- Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone, Martin Dugard
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 5.
- Homecoming
- pt. 1.
- The searchers
- pt. 2.
- Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
- pt. 3.
- Ten human jawbones
- pt. 4.
- The world turned upside down
- Extent
- 1 online resource (340 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035674007
- Label
- Into Africa : the epic adventures of Stanley & Livingstone, Martin Dugard
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- pt. 5.
- Homecoming
- pt. 1.
- The searchers
- pt. 2.
- Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
- pt. 3.
- Ten human jawbones
- pt. 4.
- The world turned upside down
- Extent
- 1 online resource (340 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035674007
Subject
- Africa, Southern
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Discovery and exploration
- Biography
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Explorers -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Biography
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
- Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
- Missionaries, Medical
- Missionaries, Medical -- Africa, Southern -- Biography
- Stanley, Henry M., (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
- Stanley, Henry M., (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
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