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Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure

Jeal, Tim

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\"Nothing obsessed explorers of the mid-nineteenth century more than the quest to discover the source of the White Nile. It was the planet's most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others. Between 1856 and 1876, six larger-than-life men and one extraordinary woman accepted the challenge. Showing extreme courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, James Augustus Grant, Samuel Baker, Florence von Sass, David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley risked their lives and reputations in the fierce competition. Award-winning author Tim Jeal deploys fascinating new research to provide a vivid tableau of the unmapped 'Dark Continent, ' its jungle deprivations, and the courage--as well as malicious tactics--of the explorers.\"--Publisher's website.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Explorers Nile River History 19th century. / Explorers Great Britain. / British Africa, East History 19th century. / British Africa, Central History 19th century. / Nile River Discovery and exploration.
• ISBN: 0300187394, 9780300187397

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DT117.J43 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE