Heroes of the Dark Continent: And How Stanley Found Emin Pasha. a Complete History of All the Great Explorations and Discoveries in Africa, From the

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Heroes of the Dark Continent by J.W. Buel, illustrated by H.S. Smith, from the edition published in 1890. A COMPLETE HISTORY OF ALL THE GREAT EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. With over 400 beautiful illustrations. The text is complete and unabridged. The few color plates included in the original book have been converted to black and white and the table of contents for illustrations is not included. \ A fascinating book detailing the history of exploration into Africa from the Middle Ages to the expeditions of Henry Stanley and the adventures of British General "Chinese" Gordon and Emin Pasha. This famous book is believed to have influenced Edgar Rice Burroughs in his creation of the Tarzan stories.