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Grand adventure in the name of empire as forbath a novel, seven seasons, 1971. Buy a cheap copy of the last hero book by peter forbath. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The story of the expedition is compelling and would make a great book read but simon vances narration makes listening to the book a compelling experience. Across africa with machine gun and presumption the. Historical adventure in the grand style, this is a richly fictionalized account of what was possibly explorer stanleys greatest exploit. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A discworld novel with pictures the 27th instalment in the fantasy series that has made terry pratchett an international superstar synopsis. In 1482, a caravel dispatched by the portuguese king to find a sea route to the indies makes a brief landfall near a mighty river called zaire by the natives.
The last hero by peter forbath 1990, paperback for sale. Forbaths other books were the river congo, a 1977 account of the discovery and exploration of the congo, and the last hero, a 1988 novel. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The last hero is henry morton stanley, the worlds most celebrated explorer, summoned one final time into the service of the british empire, now in the twilight of its imperial power.
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