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Henry Stanley Autograph Letter Signed

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Henry Stanley Autograph Letter Signed
<B>Henry Stanley Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> “<I>Henry M. Stanley</B></I>”. Two pages, 7" x 4.5", London, August 15, 1885, discussing his book <I>Through the Dark Continent.</B></I> Wonderful autographed letter signed from noted African explorer Henry Stanley. It is a chatty letter to an interviewer. The letter reads, "<I>My Dear Anderson, I registered to you the interview yesterday. Will you be good enough to send me such clippings of same as may be published with such comments as you see made on it in a few of the respectable papers. In reading over your letters again I find you ask me for a copy of my book. You must understand that I have long ago exhausted my share of books of here. But I send you an order on Harper which may be honored for an American copy. Yours very sincerely...</B></I>" Born into poverty, John Rowlands left Wales and, in 1858, arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he took the name Henry Stanley. He fought as a Confederate in the U.S. Civil War, was captured, then fought on the Union side. As a journalist, he was dispatched from New York to Asia Minor and to the American West, and then assigned to Africa to find the missing explorer David Livingstone. Stanley found Livingstone, and is famous for having said, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" upon meeting him. Stanley's subsequent explorations of Africa and his many books and articles made him an international celebrity. Although he is considered by many to be one of the 19th century's greatest explorers, Stanley has also been accused of being complicit in King Leopold II's murderous pillage of the Congo. Very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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