(025410) Hyland, Paul. The Black Heart: A Voyage Into
Central Africa. New York: Henry Holt And Company, 1988. 1st Edition.
Hardcover. 8vo. 288 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. Paul and
Noelle Hyland traveled light and rough on river boats, in dug-outs and bizarre
vehicles from the Congo's mouth through equatorial forest to remote uplands in
the heart of Africa. It is a celebration and a critique of present-day Zaire in
the best tradition of literary travel writing, couterpointed by the experiences
of three contrasting white men of the past: Joseph Conrad ( Polish novelist) ,
Roger Casement (Irish nationalist) , and Dan Crawford ( Scots missionary-
explorer). ISBN: 0805004335 (Zaire, Congo River)
