Heroes of empire : five charismatic men and the conquest of Africa / Edward Berenson.
Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. Description: xii, 360 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780520272583; 0520234278 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904 | Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, 1852-1905 | Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885 | Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, 1863-1934 | Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, 1854-1934 | Mass media -- France -- History -- 19th century | Mass media -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Explorers -- Europe -- Biography | Explorers -- Africa -- Biography | Africa -- Discovery and exploration -- EuropeanDDC classification: 916.04/2309224 LOC classification: DT3. | B467 2011
Contents:
Henry Morton Stanley and the new journalism -- Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the making of the French Third Republic -- Charles Gordon, imperial saint -- The "Stanley craze" -- Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Fashoda, and the Dreyfus Affair -- Brazza and the scandal of the Congo -- Hubert Lyautey and the French seizure of Morocco.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Henry Morton Stanley and the new journalism -- Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the making of the French Third Republic -- Charles Gordon, imperial saint -- The "Stanley craze" -- Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Fashoda, and the Dreyfus Affair -- Brazza and the scandal of the Congo -- Hubert Lyautey and the French seizure of Morocco.