STANLEY, Henry Morton.

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In Darkest Africa; or, the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. First edition of Stanley's famous account of his expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, the beleaguered governor of equatorial Sudan. This attractively illustrated work contains some of Stanley's most celebrated writing, especially the account of the tortuous 450-mile passage through the dense Ituri Rainforest. In the course of the journey, Stanley became the first European to discover the great snow-capped range of Ruwenzori and the Mountains of the Moon. He also located a lake, which he named the Albert Edward Nyanza, in addition to a large south-western extension of Lake Victoria.

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