Dark Safari: The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley - John Bierman

He became the greatest explorer of his age, yet when Henry Morton Stanley finally found the object of his first quest, all he could think of to say was Dr. Livingstone, I presume?This book centres on Stanley, a man who was a bully, a braggart, a hypocrite, and a liar and, at his best, was steadfast, brave, enduring, resourceful, and an inspired leader.In this engrossing account of Stanley's life, John Bierman follows the path of the abused and abandoned child who, in a turbulent adulthood, became a hero of the Victorian age, discovering the source of the Nile, charting the Congo River, finding the legendary Mountains of the Moon, and claiming the Congo Free State (now DR Congo) for Belgium. Brimming with the vitality of a Dickens novel, Dark Safari opens a window into both the bright and dark aspects of the Victorian Age. This will be the definitive life of Stanley for a long time to come. Quill & Quire. John Bierman (1929-2006) led a fascinating life. He was a newspaper reporter, editor, radio correspondent, television fireman, documentary maker and, finally, an acclaimed historian. Bierman reported for the BBC all around the world, winning plaudits for his coverage of the Bloody Sunday events in Derry/ Londonderry and Turkeys invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

ISBN: 9780340509777

Pages: 401

Hardcover with dustjacket

Hodder & Stoughton, 1991

Good condition; clean and bright inside; DJ somewhat shelf-worn

B45