Quote#Wisdom
The barge was an invention of my own. It was 40 feet long, 6 feet…
Quote byHenry Morton Stanley · 1841–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Trough the dark continent, Henry Morton Stanley, 1878 New York, Quoted from Robert G.Mc Gregor, Consul General of the USA in the Belgian Congo., Belgian Congo American Survey 1957-58, United States (1957)..
English (original)
The barge was an invention of my own. It was 40 feet long, 6 feet beam, and 30 inches deep, of Spanish cedar 3/8 inches thick.
— Henry Morton Stanley
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