In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?.
African native and frontline reporter Aidan Hartley chronicles the experiences of his ancestors who emigrated from Britain to Sub-Saharan Africa during the mid-nineteenth century, and contrasts them with his own adventures on the continent.
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.
African native and frontline reporter Aidan Hartley chronicles the experiences of his ancestors who emigrated from Britain to Sub-Saharan Africa during the mid-nineteenth century, and contrasts them with his own adventures on the continent.
We think of Stanley as a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo--and the journalist who conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, as biographer Jeal shows. With access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals the extent to which Stanley's career and life have been misunderstood and undervalued. Few have started life as disadvantaged as Stanley. Rejected by both parents and consigned to a Welsh workhouse, he emigrated to America as a penniless eighteen-year-old. Jeal re-creates Stanley's rise to success, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his life-changing decision to assume an American identity. Stanley's epic but unfairly forgotten African journeys are described, establishing the explorer as the greatest to set foot on the continent.--From publisher description.
Discusses, in text and illustrations, the history of Africa from the nineteenth century to the present with emphasis on the impact of colonialism, the struggle for independence, and the continent's uncertain future.
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.
