A chronicle of the primitive splendor, historical atrocities, explorations, and modern-day struggles associated with the African river

The River Congo: The Discovery, Exploration, and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic River

FORBATH, Peter

Travel

Houghton/Mifflin

The discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river. Profusely illustrated in black and white . 8vo pp. VI + 412 Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket) Molto Buono (Very Good)

River Congo

Secker Warburg

Henry Morton Stanley, the famous explorer, is sent on a secret mission to rescue the mysterious Emin Pasha, a British ally, from the dervish armies that defeated the British army at Khartoum

The Last Hero

Literature & Fiction

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

Trade Paperback. Peter Forbath provides a sweeping, all-inclusive account of this mysterious river's discovery, exploration and exploitation by European countries. 417 pages. Over 30 illustrations. 1.2 x 6.2 x 9.25 inches. E. P. Dutton Publishers, New York, 1979.

The River Congo

History

Africa

Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap)

The last hero is Henry Morton Stanley, the world's most celebrated explorer, summoned one final time into the service of the British Empire, now in the twilight of its imperial power. His mission: to rescue the mysterious Emin Pasha, the empire's valued ally, from the savage, dervish legions that have recently defeated England at Khartoum.

United States

Simon&Schuster

Against the backdrop of the Portuguese entry into the Congo, the friendship between a Portuguese cabin boy and Prince Mbemba, a Kongo prince who becomes the ruler of a puppet kingdom, turns tragic. 25,000 first printing.

LORD OF THE KONGO: A Novel

Mylar protected dustjacket has edgewear. Book has former owner's name plate on front free end paper.

Seven Seasons

Atheneum

This novel is written around the true adventure of a great explorer's heroic relief expedition to a beleaguered British outpost deep in the heart of Africa. One garrison, commanded by the Emin Pasha, still holds out against the rebellion, but only one man is up to the challenge of this mammoth expedition across the uncharted Congo-Henry Morton Stanley, the man who rescued Dr. Livingstone.

The Last Hero: Library Edition

Blackstone Pub

Lord of the Kongo

Publishing Mills

Hay lugares en nuestro mundo que cautivan al viajero con su imponente paisaje. Los hay también aquellos donde la actividad cotidiana del hombre se conjuga con un pasado mítico para provocar una temerosa seducción sobre el recién llegado. En este volumen, Peter Forbath propone al lector un recorrido por uno de esos lugares que todo lo reúnen, uno de los ríos que más ha conmovido la imaginación de Occidente.

El río Congo. Descubrimiento, exploración y explotación del río más dramático de la tierra (NOEMA, 87) (Spanish Edition)

World Literature

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The River Congo: The Discovery, Exploration, and Exploitation of the World's Most Dramatic River

River Congo

The Last Hero

The River Congo

The Last Hero

LORD OF THE KONGO: A Novel

Seven Seasons

The Last Hero: Library Edition

Lord of the Kongo

El río Congo. Descubrimiento, exploración y explotación del río más dramático de la tierra (NOEMA, 87) (Spanish Edition)