The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0380719991
ISBN 13
9780380719990
Category
History
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
738
Description
From the rear cover of this 738 page book: "A phenomenal achievement, clear, authoritative and compelling......Thomas Pakenham's fine book tells the story of this particular gold rush with admirable and judicious poise....Contains some of the best-known episodes of 19th-Century history as well as some of the most mythologized and colorful characters the world has ever seen.....Livingstone and Stanley, Brazza and Rhodes, Kitchener and Gordon, Lugard and Jameson.....Highly readable." and "Taking the entire continent as his canvas, Pakenham has painted a picture of heroism and horror. He writes both with compassion and with an effective combination of detachment and judgement. A splendid book." - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
