Henry Morton Stanley tells of his childhood in a Welsh workhouse, his escape to sea, his new life and new name in New Orleans and his wanderings through the American Civil War and into journalism. Where his own narrative breaks off, his widow Dorothy completes the story from his journals and letters, through the African expeditions that made him famous.
The inside story of one of the most celebrated and controversial explorers of the age, whose views on Africa and empire are those of his time. Download the free EPUB.