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Most famous for allegedly uttering the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume," Henry Morton Stanley was one of the most well-known of all nineteenth-century British explorers. In his early years (as a naturalized American) he led a roving life, fighting in the American Civil War, serving in the merchant marine and the federal navy, and reporting as a journalist on the early days of frontier expansion. He became famous when the New York Herald commissioned him to "find Livingstone" in Africa. Red cloth, with gilt lettering and map of Africa on the spine, tanning to endpapers, some foxing throughout this volume, overall this book is in Very Good condition. xvii,551 pages, 22 x 16 cm.
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