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Stanley the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer

Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist, who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo - or so we think. Tim Jeal shows that this perception is not true. Now, abundant new documentary evidence allows Jeal to show just how misunderstood Stanley&#...

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Main Author:	Jeal, Tim (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	London Faber 2008.
Subjects:	Stanley, Henry M > (Henry Morton) > 1841-1904. Livingstone, David > 1813-1873. Léopold > II, > King of the Belgians > 1835-1909. Stanley, Dorothy > Lady > -1926. Emin Pasha > 1840-1892. Emin Pasha Relief Expedition > (1887-1889) Explorers > Great Britain > Biography. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Discovery and exploration. Africa, Central > History > 1884-1960.
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