General & Miscellaneous European History, European Imperialism - General & Miscellaneous, Africa - Colonial History, General & Miscellaneous African History

Scramble for Africa...

Name: Scramble for Africa...
Author: Thomas Pakenham
ISBN: 9780380719990

by Thomas Pakenham

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White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912

The acclaimed author of The Boer War delivers a sweeping narrative history of the European scramble for control of Africa that took place in the late 1800s. Vivid, colorful, and breathtaking, this it the first full-scale history of the conquest, called "a valuable single-volume reference guide to its wonderfully complicated and fascinating subject" by The Wall Street Journal. Illustrated.

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White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912

Jon Manchip White

An account of one of the most gigantic and astonishing episodes in human history . . . First-class . . . Meticulously written and researched. —Chicago Tribune

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Jon Manchip White

An account of one of the most gigantic and astonishing episodes in human history . . . First-class . . . Meticulously written and researched. —Chicago Tribune

William Boyd

A phenomenal achievement . . . Clear, authoritative and compelling . . . 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 . . . Highly readable! —Los Angeles Times Book Review

Peter Stansky

Extraordinary . . . Vital . . . Vivid . . . Refreshing . . . A huge, complex narrative . . . Taking an 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 judgment . . . A splendid book. —The New York Times Book Review

Douglas Porch

An elaborate buffet spread before us . . . With great skill . . . Pakenham strips the impresarios of imperialism of their veneer of Victorian heroism or reputations for statesmanlike vision, to reveal them as men with bloated and often vicious egos. —Washington Post Book World

New Yorker

Marvelous . . . This lively history includes villains an" visionaries of every race and creed.

Lee Lescaze

Remarkable adventures . . . appalling tragedies . . . The cast of characters both European and African is large andcolorful . . . Wonderfully complicated and fascinating. —Wall Street Journal