Item details: River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile (LARGE PRINT) - 48469265

River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile (LARGE PRINT)

text River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile (LARGE PRINT)

Millard, Candice

Summary: 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 Soc... Read more

Contents: Prologue: Obsession -- Part one: Some gallant heart. A blaze of light ; Shadows ; Bond for our blood ; The Abban ; The enemy is upon us -- Part two: What might have been, what would have been. Into the mouth of Hell ; What a curse is a heart ; Hor... Read more

Format: text

Description: xiv, 522 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Publisher: Random House Large Print 2022

Library	Location	Status

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	LP 916.2043 MIL in Large Print	Checked out (Due: 2025-01-13)

bibliography Large type books. History. Travel writing.

Sir Burton, Richard Francis 1821-1890 Travel Nile River Speke, John Hanning 1827-1864 Travel Nile River Bombay, Sidi Mubarak Travel Nile River Explorers Nile River History 19th century Nile River Discovery and exploration Nile River Valley Discovery and exploration Large type books Sir Burton, Richard Francis 1821-1890 Speke, John Hanning 1827-1864 Discoveries in geography Explorers Large type books Travel Nile River Nile River Valley

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