The Emin Pasha is hailed as a hero of mythic proportions, Gordon's successor, and England's hope. From the Queen to the mob, his rescue is demanded. But only one man is up to the challenge of this mammoth expedition across 5, miles of the uncharted Congo, where no white man has walked: Henry Morton Stanley, a hero of amazing complexity and daring.5/5(21). Book description. Set in the darkest heart of Africa, this work of historical fiction may not need the sobriquet "fiction" as it reads like a straight narrative of the expedition of Henry Morton Stanley to 3/5(1). · The Last Hero by Peter Forbath starting at $ The Last Hero has 5 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.
Peter Forbath is the author of The Last Hero ( avg rating, ratings, 16 reviews, published ), The River Congo ( avg rating, 71 ratings, No, I don't think I would recommend The Last Hero to a friend. The second 10 hours got progressively like Peter Forbath ran aground with his story line. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) It was a huge letdown. 1 person found this helpful. In the greatest adventure of the Victorian age, a famous explorer makes a heroic relief expedition to a beleaguered British outpost deep in the heart of Africa. The British Empire, at its zenith, is shocked by the fall of Khartoum and the murder of General Gordon. But word reaches London that all is not lost; one garrison, commanded by the Emin Pasha, still holds out against the Mahdi leading.
In the greatest adventure of the Victorian age, a famous explorer makes a heroic relief expedition to a beleaguered British outpost deep in the heart of Africa. The British Empire, at its zenith, is shocked by the fall of Khartoum and the murder of General Gordon. But word reaches London that all is not lost; one garrison, commanded by the Emin Pasha, still holds out against the Mahdi leading the rebellion against the British in the Sudan. The story told in "The Last Hero" is that of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" fame, but that's another story) who, in organized and led a mission to rescue Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, the southernmost province of the Egyptian Sudan, which was surrounded by the Mahdist uprising. The Emin Pasha is hailed as a hero of mythic proportions, Gordon's successor, and England's hope. From the Queen to the mob, his rescue is demanded. But only one man is up to the challenge of this mammoth expedition across 5, miles of the uncharted Congo, where no white man has walked: Henry Morton Stanley, a hero of amazing complexity and daring.
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