I'm looking for recommendations on books about Henry Morton Stanley. The kids need some hints for a Father's Day present and I want to oblige.

Thanks.

I recommend "Stanley, The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer" by Tim Jeal.

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Originally posted by Wink:
I recommend "Stanley, The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer" by Tim Jeal.

I read this book while in Zambia in 2008. I was amazed at the depth that Jeal went to to uncover the real HMS. And best of all the book was extremely readable.

I believe it was awarded "Biography of the year" by one of the more respected groups.

If you read this book you will respect the man's courage.

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Originally posted by Wink:
I recommend "Stanley, The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer" by Tim Jeal.

Based upon the recommendation received, I got the book. What a great read and insight into Stanley. I find it very interesting to learn about a time gone by and those individuals that lived that life.

Thanks.

FWIW, You'll find all his books towards the bottom of this page: http://www.shakariconnection.c...loration-books7.html

Shakari, are all those books downloadable on a Kindle? I'm thinkin' of gettin' one.

No mate. We sell 'em on an affiliate deal through ABE books where booksellers all over the world register with ABE and we carry the info and take a small commission on every sale we make through our site.

Prices start at about US$1 and go up from there and you can usually find a dealer reasonably local to you.

It's the book sales and the clickable ads that pay for the upkeep of the site..... not much more though.

I have read a number of books on Stanley, but, the best one was written from notes left by the men who were along with him.

I cannot recall the title of the book. It seems he had several British ex-army men, who he left at strategic points in his travels in Africa.

Sadly, it seems none had anything good to say about him.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
I have read a number of books on Stanley, but, the best one was written from notes left by the men who were along with him.

I cannot recall the title of the book. It seems he had several British ex-army men, who he left at strategic points in his travels in Africa.

Sadly, it seems none had anything good to say about him.

Tim Jeal's book covers a lot of the negative stuff written about Stanley. Several of those ex-army guys were real demented SOBs who were guilty of horrible crimes such a pedophilia and cannibalism.

I believe the book you are referring to was written from the diaries of several of the officers who served on the Emin Pasha expedition. The family of one of the officers edited the diaries to place the officers in a positive light while portraying HMS negatively. IIRC this was done to discredit Stanley's account of crimes that the officers had committed.

You should read Jeal's book. He dug below the surface to get closer to the truth behind HMS.

Jason,

That is the book I mentioned, thanks for reminding me.

I will get Jeal's book, as I love reading books like these.

Thanks for the recommendation.

This any help?

http://www.abebooks.com/servle...n=Jeal&sts=t&x=0&y=0

Steve,

Thanks for the link.

But, I am a bit worried about the price!??
Any idea why these are so cheap?

Saeed,

You have to read the description carefully as offerings can be anything from ordinary, used copies to new reprints to original first editions signed by the author.

We don't sell the books ourselves, we have an affiliate deal with ABE books where the site carries ads for booksellers from all over the world.

The buyer can often choose from umpteen copies and select a seller close to him at a price, standard and condition he wants.

The bookshelf ( http://www.shakariconnection.com/bookshelf.html ) incidentally is the largest source of Africa related hunting books on the net by far and prices are sometimes as low as US$1 going all the way up to the most expensive, which is a signed first edition and first book of/by Hemmingway at US$225K (bottom of this page http://www.abebooks.com/servle...an&pfxid=a_321868691 )

If you want something you can't find on the site, just let us know and we'll find it for you and have it on the site asap and you need to bear in mind that stock changes, so if you can't find what you want today, check back in a day or two to see if anything has been added.

It's the book sales and clickable ads that pay the running costs of the site and buys us lunch occasionally!

Personally, I'm particularly fond of first editions.... esp old, signed copies.

"In Darkest Africa", Volumes I & II, Henry M. Stanley

"The Life & Adventures of Henry M. Stanley" Major Noel Claxton

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Steve,

Thanks for the link.

But, I am a bit worried about the price!??
Any idea why these are so cheap?

The reason the price is so low is because the book received awards(Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography) and sold very well. In turn the market is now flooded with used copies.

There are quite a few books on HMS, but the consensus is that this one is by far the most thoroughly researched.

You can also use the function on the right hand side of the page to choose whether you want the books listed as cheapest or most expensive first etc.

I found EMIN PASHA AND THE REBELLION AT THE EQUATOR by A J Mounteney-Jephson, one of Stanley's officers. This book was written with the co-operation of Stanley himself.

I have a book entitled "Stanley's Emin Pasha Expedition" written by A.J. Wauters. It was published in 1890 by John B. Alden (NY). It has wonderful fold out maps showing the route of the expedition. I had forgotten I had this book until Saeed's post. Great read.