{"product_id":"stanleys-emin-pasha-expedition","title":"Stanley's Emin Pasha Expedition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.7\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivered as a downloadable illustrated EPUB file.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eWhen the Mahdist revolt cut Equatoria off from the north, Emin Pasha and the province under his administration became isolated beyond the reach of Khartoum. A.-J. Wauters places Henry M. Stanley's controversial relief expedition inside that larger history, tracing events from the conquest of Sudan and Gordon's death through Bahr el-Ghazal, Equatoria, the Congo route and the eventual retreat to Zanzibar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis lavishly illustrated 1890 account combines political and military history, geography, expedition narrative and portraits of the people at its centre. The Nile Book Store edition preserves the complete twenty-chapter text, all thirty-three original portraits and illustrations (including the frontispiece), and the Central Africa map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete English text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 original portraits and illustrations in all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Central Africa map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinked table of contents and reflowable text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eText excerpt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"max-width:620px;margin:0 auto;text-align:left;padding:1.25rem;border-left:3px solid #9c4937;background:#f1f3ee\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e“What route towards Wadelai should be chosen?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe Mahdist forces barred the northern approach, powerful kingdoms complicated the eastern and southern roads, and the western country remained largely unknown. The expedition therefore faced a choice that would shape every hardship and discovery that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOriginally published in 1890. Public-domain source verified through Project Gutenberg eBook #76167. Historical terminology and viewpoints are retained as part of the original record. No audiobook is included.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\r\n","brand":"A.-J. Wauters","offers":[{"title":"EPUB","offer_id":50212552802552,"sku":"EN-76167-EMIN-PASHA","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/cover-stanleys-emin-pasha-expedition.png?v=1787414786","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/products\/stanleys-emin-pasha-expedition","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}