Bøker av William Casey

William Stamps Cherry "THE African Explorer" Before and After Africa is the third book in the William Stamps Cherry trilogy. It answers the following questions: Who was Cherry? Where did he come from? What happened to him after he returned from his second trip to Africa? And, how come nobody has ever heard of him? The first book, Into the Dark Unknown, is the explorer's report. The second book, They Called Me 'Demba Creecy', is the hunter's report. This book is the journalist's report. In it you will read actual 1900-1901 newspaper reports about America's celebrated explorer and discover why the book about his explorations and discoveries was never completed and why his name never went into the world's history books where it rightfully belongs.

William Stamps Cherry - They Called Me 'Demba Creecy' is about the celebrated explorer in Africa at the turn of the century. Cherry's foremost reputation in 1901 was that of the American explorer who was the first white man to travel there and who turned on the light in the heart of Africa. His second reputation was that of a successful big-game hunter. This book explores that reputation and provides the reasons for why he was there when he was, and what and why he did what he did when he was there more than 120 years ago. This new book, William Stamps Cherry - They Called Me 'Demba Creecy' is the backstory to the other book, William Stamps Cherry - Into the Dark Unknown - Central Africa in 1899, referred to as 'the explorer's report.' This book is referred to as 'the hunter's report.' In it you will meet his older step-brother, James Harvey, and his friend, Charles McClintock. You will learn much about ivory and African elephants. You will also learn much about real hunting in the wild. When you have finished reading, your big-picture perspective of this sensitive topic - elephant hunting - will be different than your current view. Please know that some of the events recorded are descriptively gruesome and not for the faint of heart. The objective of this historical record is to provide information for today's wildlife conservation and protection efforts and for the organizations involved pertaining to the Central African elephant. Because both of Cherry's reputations as explorer and hunter were secured at the same time, both books combined report the full story of this amazing piece of unknown world history.

WILLIAM STAMPS CHERRY, an American, was the first white man to explore the heart of Africa during the years 1896 to 1900 when the French and the British were colonizing the continent. He traveled alone on foot for three years among the natives, who liked him very much, after one year serving as a civilian marine engineer for the French, and he witnessed scenes so bizarre that to attempt to describe any of them here would be pointless. This book is referred to as 'the explorer's report,' and it includes more than 75 original photographs taken by the explorer that have not been seen in more than 100 years. William Stamps Cherry was celebrated as an explorer second only to Henry Stanley, and he was responsible for 'turning on the light' in Africa where no outsider had ever been before. Follow him as he makes his way through the bush in Central Africa and into lands with villages, natives, and an abundance of wildlife never before heard of, and join him on the rivers he discovered and mapped at the turn of the century in a place larger than the state of Illinois that is located in what is now called the Central African Republic. Cherry's on-the-ground personal observations and experiences in the heart of this incredible country provides the historical context for this country's horrific situation that continues to take place there today. You can discover even more about Mr. Cherry at www.williamstampscherry.com.