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Burton's "Wanderings in three continents"

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Description: Review written by H. M. Stanley for Sir Richard Burton's book "Wanderings in three continents," published posthumously in 1901 by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York, edited with a preface by W. H. Wilkins. First edition published in 1901 by Hutchinson & Co. in London. The book collected three pieces by Burton, describing his travels to Asia, Africa, and the United States. Stanley called the book "too condensed," but otherwise "the best outline of his travels."
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Publication date: 1902.
Call number: 635757
Creator: Stanley, Henry M (1841-1904)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edwards Metcalf, 1992.

In darkest Africa, or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria

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"By 1885 Stanley had become deeply interested in the schemes of Mr. (afterwards Sir) William Mackinnon, chairman of the British India Steam Navigation Company, for establishing a British protectorate in East Equatorial Africa, and it was believed that this object could be furthered at the same time that relief was afforded to Emin Pasha, governor of the Equatorial Province of Egypt, who had been isolated by the Mahdist rising of 1881-1885. Instead of choosing the direct route Stanley decided to go by way of the Congo, as thereby he would be able to render services to the infant Congo State, then encountering great difficulties with the Zanzibar Arabs established on the Upper Congo" (EB). Stanley and Tippoo Tib, the chief of the Congo Arabs, entered into an agreement for the latter to assume governorship of the Stanley Falls station and supply carriers for the Emin relief expedition, and then travelled up the Congo to Bangala together. They parted ways at Stanley Falls and Stanley started his trip toward Albert Nyanza, leaving a rear-guard at Yambuya on the lower Aruwimi under the command of Major E.M. Barttelot. Stanley's journey to Albert Nyanza became a hazardous 160-day march through "nothing but miles and miles, endless miles of forest" that claimed the lives of over half of Stanley's men from starvation, disease, and hostility of the natives. Finally upon the arrival at Albert Nyanza, Stanley achieved communication with Emin but was troubled by the non-arrival of his rear-guard. He retraced his steps back to Yambuya to find that Tippoo Tib had broken faith, Barttelot had been murdered, and the camp was in disarray and only one European was left. Stanley again set out for Albert Nyanza, where Stanley, Emin Pasha, and the survivors of the rear-guard began the return journey to Zanzibar by way of Uganda, a trip during which he discovered the Mountains of the Moon (Ruwenzori), traced the course of the Semliki River, discovered Albert Edward Nyanza and the great southwestern gulf of Victorian Nyanza. Of Stanley's original 646 men, only 246 survived. This account of his adventures was wildly popular and published in six languages"--From Abebooks.

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Carpenter's Companion: Containing Thirty-three Designs for all Sorts of Chinese Railing and Gates, Engraved on Sixteen Plates. London, n.d. Chevreul, M. E., The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and their Applications to the Arts. London, 1890 Geikie, Archibald, Geology. New York, n.d. Hayden, Arthur, Chats on Old Furniture. London, New York, 1890 Hints and Practical Information for Cabinet-Makers, Upholsterers, and Furniture Men Generally. New York, 1899 Hiorns, Arthur H., Mixed Metals or Metallic Alloys. London, 1901 Hubbard, Elbert, Character and Cars. [Roycroft]. 1915 Huxley, Science Primers: Introductory. New York, 1880 Jevons, W. Stanley, Political Economy. New York, n.d. Kidder, Frank E., Architects' and Builders' Pocket-Book. New York, 1916 Mahaffy, J. P., Old Greek Life. New York, n.d. Millikan, Robert Andrews, The Electron. Chicago, 1917 Natural Woods and How to Finish Them. n. p. 1894 Pollen, John Hungerford, Ancient and Modern Furniture and Woodwork: Vol. I. London, 1908 Wilkins, A. S., Roman Antiquities. New York, n.d.

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Charles H. Tweed letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Enclosure: 1897 December 11 letter had letter from E.C. Wright to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 December 3; 1901 July 30 letter had copy of letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 26; 1901 July 31 letter had letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 30; 1901 October 29 letter had copy of letter from Thomas H. Hubbard to Tweed, with memos, 1901 October 29; 1901 December 20 letter had letter from Isaac E. Gates to Tweed, 1901 December 20. Also: copy of letter from Trustees of the American Development Co. to the Mexican International Railroad Co., 1897 May 25; memorandum agreement for sale by Executors of estate of Collis P. Huntington to Thomas H. Hubbard, 12,500 shares of the Pacific Improvement Co., 1901 October 1; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Tweed, 1901 December 16. Subjects: Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Lexington machine shop, San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., Southern Pacific bonds, Central Pacific Railroad, funding bill, Collis P. Huntington's estate.

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Sir Vidia's shadow : a friendship across five continents

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One year before he published his first book, Paul Theroux met V.S. Naipaul-Vidia, as he was known. For thirty years both men remained in close touch, even when continents separated them. Sir Vidia's Shadow is a double portrait of the writing life, but it is much more, for travel and reading and emotional ups and downs are also aspects of this friendship, which is powerful and enriching and often a comedy - and, ultimately, a bridge that is burned. Built around exotic landscapes, anecdotes that are revealing, humorous, and melancholy, and three decades of mutual history, this is a very personal account of how one develops as a writer, how a friendship waxes and wanes between two men who have set themselves on the perilous journey of a writing life, and what constitutes the relationship of mentor and student.

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Sir Vidia's shadow : a friendship across five continents

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Three drawing books of original drawings, each entitled Drawing Book, created by Oswald Windle, between 1876 and 1892. Each of the drawing books were manufactured by J.W. & Co., London. The three books have the same illustrated front and back covers; the front covers are illustrated with a still life of artist's materials within a decorative frame, and the back cover is illustrated with a lithograph image of a house within its landscape. Each book is approximately 14 leaves in length, and contains original and copied drawings in pencil, ink, charcoal pencil, and watercolor. Some, but not all, of the drawings are signed and dated between 1876 and 1892.

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