The Man Who Presumed

Finding Dr. Livingston was only one of many exploits in the remarkable life of the great African explorer Henry M. Stanley. In a narrative that reads like a novel Byron Farwell tells the story of this complex man who made a major contribution o the world''s knowledge. He describes his bitter childhood his coming to America where he found a friend and a name his service in the American Civil War his African adventures and his late but happy marriage.