River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
916.2043 MILLARD
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Bombay, Sidi Mubarak -- Travel -- Nile River.
Bombay, Sidi Mubarak.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890.
Explorers -- Nile River -- History -- 19th century.
Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- History.
Nile River.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864.
Bombay, Sidi Mubarak.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890.
Explorers -- Nile River -- History -- 19th century.
Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- History.
Nile River.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Map on endpapers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index.
Description
For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Expeditions to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp. In the 19th century Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior Speke claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. Back in England Speke disparaged Burton; Burton disputed his claim, and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it. Millard turns to the third man on both expeditions: Sidi Mubarak Bombay, a former slave in a Sultan's army who used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. -- adapted from jacket