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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.
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This account tells of Henry Morton Stanley's (1841-1904) final journey across Africa, to rescue Emin Pasha (1840-1892), governor of the southern Sudan. During this journey, which began in 1887 and lasted three years, the expedition's intentions were also to expand the territory of the Imperial British East India Company. The authors trace their journey through the Ituri forest of Africa to its success and aftermath. Liebowitz is a doctor, and Pearson is a writer. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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