To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henry Morton Stanley
Edited by Dorothy Stanley
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:612
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreAfrican history
Geographical discovery and exploration
ISBN/Barcode 9781108031196
ClassificationsDewey:916.704292
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 17 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 August 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Welsh-born explorer famous for his 1871 meeting with the missionary David Livingstone, published this intimate autobiography in 1909. Through his recollections we learn how his troubled early life - an impoverished childhood in a workhouse and some harrowing experiences as a young soldier - were what drove him to succeed as an explorer, and gave him the strength to deal with the sometimes vehement opposition he encountered. Although Stanley died before finishing this book, his wife Dorothy brought it to completion by compiling and editing the letters and memoirs he wrote during his travels, so that his avowed aim - to encourage impoverished young people to realise their ambitions - was met. This is the story of a man who, in the context of his own time, achieved 'greatness' against the odds, though his imperialist and allegedly racist views later caused the eclipse of his reputation.