Chronicles the true story of Henry Morton Stanley's attempt to rescue Emin Pasha, the governor of Equatoria in the southern Sudan between 1886 and 1889 and their three-year trek across unexplored territory in the heart of Africa.
A survey of the historical regions and kingdoms of Central Africa including biographies of Afonso I, King of the Kongo (1456-1493); Shamba Bolongongo, King of the Bakuba (17th century); and Njoya, King of the Bamun (1867-1933).
Describes the history of Central Africa from its earliest civilizations, its religions, land, climate, and languages, the development of trade, arrival of European colonists, and their struggle for independence.
Examines the history, language, lifestyle, social structure, culture, and religion of the major ethnic groups of Central Africa, and includes a chronology, a pictorial history of the region, a glossary, and a language tree.
Presents an overview of Central Africa today along with information on the physical geography, religion, culture, and current problems facing Central Africa.
In 1887, as assistant to Henry Morton Stanley, renowned explorer of the African continent, sixteen-year-old Tom Ormsby makes a perilous trek to help rescue the kidnapped Emin Pasha, learning much about leadership, African people, and himself along the way.
Chronicles the political, ethnic, and territorial conflicts in the history of Central Africa including the slave trade, colonial rule, independence, ethnic divisions and genocide, and the effects of war.
