| My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia - Volume 1 Contributor(s): Stanley, Henry Morton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108032974 ISBN-13: 9781108032971 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - History | Native American |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asi |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.93 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a journalist and explorer renowned for his adventures in Africa. After emigrating to America in 1859, Stanley worked as a journalist for the New York Herald. In 1869 he was instructed to undertake an expedition to find the missionary David Livingstone, and the success of this mission brought him public recognition and financial success. Published in 1895, these two volumes contain Stanley's early journalistic writing as special correspondent for the Herald and the Missouri Democrat. Stanley's reports in Volume 1 cover General Hancock's military expedition against the Cheyenne and the Sioux peoples in Kansas and Nebraska, and the subsequent peace conferences between General Sherman and the Plains Indians. He paints a vivid picture of life in 1867 in this area of the United States through in-depth descriptions of the customs and living conditions of the native Indians, geographical features and military confrontations. |