Through the Dark Continent Black Micarta buck poles filled with does

buck poles filled with does and much-appreciated venison

To McIntyre

like running the rapids of a brawling North Country river

intrepid individuals sought fame and fortune in the vast area where ancient maps carried notations such as “here be dragons

and the feeling of being at the right place at sundown

Through the Dark Continent Black Micarta buck poles filled with doesHenry M. Stanley, Through the Dark Continent. Two volumes. New York: Harper Brothers, 1879. xiv, 522; x, 566 pages. Illustrated, multiple maps, each volume with its own index. Both volumes in poor condition and in essence reading copies. Spines broken, considerable wear, etc. $50.