false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg 595069 7 With the utterance of a single line&#8212;&#8220;Doctor Livingstone, I presume?&#8221;&#8212;a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. <i>Into Africa </i>is an extraordinarily researched account of a thrilling adventure&#8212;defined by alarming foolishness, intense courage, and raw human achievement.<br><br>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, uncharted terrain, hostile cannibals, and deadly predators. Within weeks, the explorer had vanished without a trace. Years passed with no word.<br><br>While debate raged in England over whether Livingstone could be found&#8212;or rescued&#8212;from a place as daunting as Africa, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the brash American newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalize on the world&#8217;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 <i>New York Herald</i>. <br><br>Tracing the amazing journeys of Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters, author Martin Dugard captures with breathtaking immediacy the perils and challenges these men faced. Woven into the narrative, Dugard tells an equally compelling story of 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. The first book to draw on modern research and to explore the combination of adventure, politics, and larger-than-life personalities involved, <i>Into Africa</i> is a riveting read. 581780 2003 Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone total:158|5:40|4:69|3:45|2:4|1:0| 158 619 282 49 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 3 17 false Thu Apr 23 05:32:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 12:37:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 4 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 17:24:55 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 19:43:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 2 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 08:17:01 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 07:01:16 -0700 2009
I went to Uganda with another person who told me that she had recently read this book and gotten a lot out of out for background. Thus thinking this would give ...more...]]> 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 16:14:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 16:20:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 5 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 01:08:33 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 01:39:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 18:39:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 01:21:21 -0700 2008
That phrase was buried in my mind somewhere. It was familiar, yet I knew not how nor who this Livingstone person was. This book explained it, and was very entertaining in the process. Highly recommended if you ever travel to East Africa.

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What I Learnt From This Book:

1 - Stanley's vigil in Aden was a study in self-improvement; he read what he thought a well read man should read to cover up for his lack of education and vowed to give up tobacco etc; he pledged that he would be a better person and ...more...]]> 533923 0739302388 9780739302385 4 2 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175599740m/533923.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/533923.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 3 0 false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 19:23:46 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 19:26:54 -0700 2009 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 3 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 21:32:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:32:31 -0700 2009 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 0 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 27 18:30:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 18:31:29 -0800 2009 595069 0767910745 9780767910743 137 37 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176129610m/595069.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595069.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:22:57 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:25:04 -0700 2009 949623 0385504519 9780385504515 8 5 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179726738m/949623.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/949623.Into_Africa_The_Epic_Adventures_of_Stanley_and_Livingstone 2 0 false Mon Oct 12 19:41:47 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:43:22 -0700 2009
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