Bøker av Edmund Musgrave Barttelot

This gripping biography recounts the life of Edmund Musgrave Barttelot, a British soldier who played a key role in the famous Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Through firsthand accounts and never-before-seen documents, readers will get a glimpse into the fascinating and often perilous world of 19th-century exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book recounts a harrowing episode in the history of African exploration. In 1887, Henry Morton Stanley led an expedition to the Congo to rescue Emin Pasha, the governor of Equatoria, who was besieged by hostile forces. This volume focuses on the rear-guard unit under the command of Edmund Barttelot, which suffered from disease, starvation, and attacks by cannibalistic tribes. The author, a member of the expedition who survived these trials, describes the events with vivid detail and introspection.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.