The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-05-28
STANLEY IN AFRICA!
His Own Story Of
Wonderful Marches
ACROSS The CONTINENT.

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EXCITING and perilous voyages on the
L. great Equatorial lake s and down the Con-
go River to the sen, and Of Desperate encoun-
tiers with cataracts ind Cannlbals. With a
history Of the recent explorations OF Lieut..
Cameron and others, by Alexander Hyde, A.
NJ Author of ".Agricultnre." 1.-The Frozen
Zone and Its Explorers" &C., Beautifully and
profuscly illustrated.
This book IL u record OF daring deeds, heroic
struggles, and perseverance and endurance In
the, Iuce of appalling hnrdships and Difficult.
ties. 1t is the cneupest, and By far the best,
complete hiAtory OF Mr. Stanley's incompar.
able exploits published, and the only genu-
Inc, authentic, and creditable history Of his
! recent expedition published at u low price ;
| while for the large class OF Intelligent readers
who have no time to spend III studying the
dry and uninterestlng details OF geographical
discoveries aud theories with which the Afri-
can explorers'delightt to pad ont theirtwo;vol.
urnc narratives, II will prove. to be the most
satisfactory one that can be obtained at duy
price. :" ~ .
1t gives in a clear, connected concise, and
very interesting style. O full and authentic
record OF the great travellers explorations and
adventures In Africa, from the time he start
ed on his first expedition, until. with the hall.
Stu. led surviving companions OF his tolls and
dantfers, he emerged from his journey
through the Mysterious annibal Lands and
his Wonderful descent OF TIE Congo, into the
civilization OF the West Coast.
1t Is unnecessary to say anything Mandatory
Of Mr.. Stanley or the great work he has &C
c0mpliShed by bis cxploratious IN Africa.
The press throughout the civilized world has
announced his splendid successes and sound
ell forth his fame and distinguished scholars
OF Europe and America have honored him by
appreciatlve testimOnials to the value and
magnitude Of his work. ."He IT," said the 10.
mcnted DR.. Peterman, 'the Bismarck Of Afr.
can Explorations, who has, by his ~untiring
energies. setat rest the theories OF q thousand
years. His work Is unparalleled In the whole
history OF discovery In the world" or his
experiences on the Congo, Stanley says:
"Our days Of duttle and our days Of hunger
may be forgotten as years OF peace and rest
may roll over our heads but our months oi
toll and Wild energy In the %cataTacts, never
for each day OF that period has Its own terri.
Of DESPAIR and death. We lived as though We
were IN Il rock tunnel, subject at intervals 10
the laundering crash OF passing trains"
Some publishers have hired people to write
the history Of Stanicy's travels. How mncl
more interesting must the story be, II told IN
his own words, US In this book. g,
The book also contains, In q condensed form
Lieut.. Camcron's story OF his three years
wanderings In Africa. Although he and Stan
were widely different. and Cameron's narrn
tive Is n charming and picturesque record o
travels with strange companions though q
new n hitherto. unknown region teenlina
readers it will be more entertaining thar
Stanlcy's recital OF his holder and more san
culinary exploits. After reaching the interior
(NShere he met Livinystone's dead body on III
way home) Cameron marched westward with
Arab chiefs as far as they over penetrated
and then Joined a Portuguese ~slave-huntinG
caravan which escorted him to Bihe and III
finally reached the Atlantic, In desperate
straits, about the time Stanley was starting
down the Congo. .e
This volume in a literary point OF view
as well as In real value, Is vastly ~
perIor to any other books on hes same sub