Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa: A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent — John Shaqi
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa: A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark ContinentHeadley, Joel Tyler
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Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa: A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent
Headley, Joel Tyler
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
Cameron's outlet--A wholesale massacre--Where is the
outlet?--Difficulties in the way--Curious customs, 331
CHAPTER XIX.
NYANGWE AND ITS HISTORY.
A beautiful region--The slave trade--Slave pens--Hunting the
slaves--How to stop it, 345
CHAPTER XX.
ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION.
Stanley's new purposes--Napoleonic spirit--An escort
secured--African markets--Tipo-Tipo's army, 356
CHAPTER XXI.
THROUGH THE FORESTS.
The start--Discouraging progress--Wonders of the forest--Soko
skulls, 368
CHAPTER XXII.
FLOATING DOWN THE CONGO.
Terrible suspense--Drifting downward--A stratagem--Departure of
Tipo-Tipo--A mournful scene, 379
CHAPTER XXIII.
DESCENT OF THE CONGO.
Beset by cannibals--Beautiful scenery--Zaidi in peril--Stanley as
a strategist--Seeking man-meat--Battling onward--Portuguese
muskets--Chased again--Famine at hand--Hospitable
entertainment--"Stanley pool"--Brotherly proceedings, 390
CHAPTER XXIV.
AMONG THE CATARACTS.
Wild surroundings--Terrible rapids--Soudi's marvelous escape--Narrow
escape of Stanley--Cluster of cataracts--Canoes on mountain
tops, 419
CHAPTER XXV.
EXPERIENCES BY THE WAY.
Canoe building--A terrific pass--Trial for theft--Touching
scene--Unexpected dilemma--A merry evening, 435
CHAPTER XXVI.
DEATH OF FRANK POCOKE.
Pocoke's value to Stanley--Stanley in peril--Drowning of
Pocoke--Stanley in grief--Pocoke's character, 448
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE COMPLETED WORK.
Incipient mutiny--In despair--A perilous moment--Brightening
prospects--Captured for stealing--Word to the outside
world--A starving company--Greeted by friends--Approaching
Zanzibar--Home again--Stanley's crowning honor, 460
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE FRUITS OF VICTORY.
Stanley called to Brussels--A conference concerning the Congo
region--A company organized--At the mouth of the Congo--Up the
river--Locating stations--Making treaties--Difficulties
surmounted--Stanley Pool reached, 484
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE CONGO FREE STATE.
Treaty concerning the new realm--Area of the Congo
basin--Peculiarities of the river--Its volume--Scenery on the
Congo--Climate--Commercial advantages--Stanley's fame, 494
CHAPTER XXX.
EMIN, THE LAST OF THE SOUDAN HEROES.
History of Emin Pasha--In Egyptian service--Efficient work--Lost
to the world--Betrayal of Gordon--Popular demand for Emin's
rescue--The "Emin Relief Committee," 500
CHAPTER XXXI.
STANLEY TO THE RESCUE.
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