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During the decades of empire (1870-1914), legendary heroes and their astonishing deeds of conquest gave imperialism a recognizable human face. Henry Morton Stanley, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Charles Gordon, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and Hubert Lyautey all braved almost unimaginable dangers among "savage" people for their nation's greater good. This vastly readable book, the first comparative history of colonial heroes in Britain and France, shows via unforgettable portraits the shift from public veneration of the peaceful conqueror to unbridled passion for the vanquishing hero. Edward Berenson argues that these five men transformed the imperial steeplechase of those years into a powerful "heroic moment." He breaks new ground by linking the era's "new imperialism" to its "new journalism"-the penny press-which furnished the public with larger-than-life figures who then embodied each nation's imperial hopes and anxieties.

Mass media --- Explorers --- History --- Stanley, Henry M. --- Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, --- Gordon, Charles George, --- Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, --- Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, --- Africa --- Discovery and exploration --- European. --- africa. --- african history. --- britain. --- charles gordon. --- colonial heroes. --- colonialism. --- comparative history. --- conquest. --- france. --- global empires. --- henry morton stanley. --- historians. --- historical perspective. --- hubert lyautey. --- imperial history. --- imperial hopes. --- imperialism. --- indigenous peoples. --- jean baptiste marchand. --- nationalism. --- new imperialism. --- new journalism. --- nonfiction. --- penny press. --- pierre savorgnan de brazza. --- retrospective. --- vanquishing hero.