{"product_id":"south-of-the-moon-on-stanleys-trail-through-the-dark-continent","title":"South of the Moon: On Stanley's Trail through the Dark Continent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blaine Littell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e South of the Moon: On Stanley’s Trail through the Dark Continent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Harper \u0026amp; Row\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1966\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First edition, stated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 300\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black-and-white photographs and map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Near Fine. Dust jacket protected in a Brodart cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the estate of Doane Perry. Personal gift inscription addressed to “T.D.” and signed “Mike.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1964–65, American journalist Blaine Littell set out to retrace Henry Morton Stanley’s nineteenth-century journey across Africa. His route took him through Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the Congo, encountering nations navigating the early years of independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanley’s writings provide a historical counterpoint to Littell’s observations of daily life, political change, and the people he meets along the way. The result combines travel narrative with reporting from a consequential moment in East and Central African history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first edition comes from Doane Perry’s estate. A personal inscription addressed to him as “T.D.” connects the book’s subject directly to his own travels. Signed “Mike,” it expresses the hope that Africa will hold a growing fascination for him and that they might someday see it together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67596414156980,"sku":"218-5","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/southcover.jpg?v=1792440637","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/south-of-the-moon-on-stanleys-trail-through-the-dark-continent","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}