num_pages: 738
description: From the rear cover of this 738 page "A phenomenal achievement, clear, authoritative and compelling......Thomas Pakenham's fine book tells the story of this particular gold rush with admirable and judicious poise....Contains some of the best-known episodes of 19th-Century history as well as some of the most mythologized and colorful characters the world has ever seen.....Livingstone and Stanley, Brazza and Rhodes, Kitchener and Gordon, Lugard and Jameson.....Highly readable." and "Taking the entire continent as his canvas, Pakenham has painted a picture of heroism and horror. He writes both with compassion and with an effective combination of detachment and judgement. A splendid book."
language: English
title: The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
titlecomplete: The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
characters: Muhammad Ahmad, Charles George Gordon, David Livingstone, Otto von Bismarck, Henry Morton Stanley, Leopold II of Belgium
genres: Historical, History, 19th Century, South Africa, War, European History, Politics, World History, Africa, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2416
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: WH Smith Literary Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Alan Paton Award
publisher: Avon Books