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Author:

Karr, Kathleen.

Title:

Born for adventure / by Kathleen Karr.

Publisher:

Marshall Cavendish,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

193 p. : ill., 1 map ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Stanley, Henry M.--(Henry Morton),--1841-1904--Fiction.
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition--(1887-1889)--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers.--Fiction.
Voyages and travels.--Fiction.
Leadership.--Fiction.
Africa, Central--History--1884-1960--Fiction.

Summary:

In 1887, as assistant to Henry Morton Stanley, renowned explorer of the African continent, sixteen-year-old Tom Ormsby makes a perilous trek to help rescue the kidnapped Emin Pasha, learning much about leadership, African people, and himself along the way.

ISBN:

0761453482
9780761453482

OCLC:

(OCoLC)74987371

LCCN:

2006030232

Locations:

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

SXPC124 -- Greene Public Library (Greene)

RAPD371 -- Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)