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Stairs, William G., Janina M. Konczacki (Editor), Foreword By Denis Stairs

Victorian Explorer; The African Diaries of Captain William G. Stairs, 1887-1892

1994

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Year of publication
1994
Place of printing
Halifax. Nimbus Publishing
Author
Stairs, William G., Janina M. Konczacki (Editor), Foreword By Denis Stairs
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 17 cm]; xv, [i], 319 pp, illus, including full-page, maps, bibliog, index. original stiff pictorial wraps, clean, near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed description of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition under the command of Henry M. Stanley, in which Stairs was second in command, providing a new perspective, and the Katanga Expedition into the Congo under Stairs' command. Enlightening description of the expeditions and the deprivations, with a good introduction by the editor. These diaries are here first published. Janina Konczacki and Denis Stairs, his son, give good introductory material, providing a historical perspective and some new information.