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A Voice From The Congo - Compromising Stories, Anecdotes, And Descriptive Notes
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- GenresAfrica
464 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1910
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Herbert Ward
12ÌýbooksHerbert Ward was a British sculptor, illustrator, writer, and explorer of Africa. In 1884, Ward met Henry Morton Stanley in London, when he was interviewed for a post as an officer in the independent Congo State, Stanley recommended Ward for a position, and he worked for the next two years along the upper and lower Congo River, where he first met Roger Casement. The latter was working on construction of a railroad to bypass the cataracts of the lower Congo river. After being replaced by a Belgian officer, Ward joined the Sanford Exploring Company, where he became a member of Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Ward later became a sculptor. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, and became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
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August 1, 2007
Herbert Ward was an English explorer, once employed by the Congo Free State. He was a member of Henry M. Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Ward's attitudes and actions stand in stark contrast with those of Stanley, and he was (for me) by far the most sympathetic character in the infamous Pasha Relief Expedition. Ward's notes and observations from Africa are more enlightened than many of those of his contemporaries, and while he does tend to romanticize/exoticize native Africans, he at least seems to be cognizant of the fact that they have bona fide societies and are not mere "savages." (In this respect, he reminds me a bit of Mary Kingsley, another African explorer who was ahead of her time.)
Herbert Ward later became a sculptor, specializing in African subjects, and many of his bronzes and artifacts are now part of the African collection of the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology. His adoring wife penned a biography of him, A Valiant Gentleman, which, though obviously biased, gives a good idea of his talents and character.
Herbert Ward later became a sculptor, specializing in African subjects, and many of his bronzes and artifacts are now part of the African collection of the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology. His adoring wife penned a biography of him, A Valiant Gentleman, which, though obviously biased, gives a good idea of his talents and character.
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