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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Author | : John Hanning Speke |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 769 |
Release | : 2023-09-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9783387025156 |
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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Author | : John Hanning Speke |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh : W. Blackwood |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010960477 |
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The Source of the Nile
Author | : John Hanning Speke |
Publsiher | : Eyewitness Accounts |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1445644231 |
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Amberley's new series of Eyewitness Accounts bring history, warfare, disaster, travel and exploration to life, written by the people who could say, 'I was there!'
Explorers of the Nile
Author | : Tim Jeal |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780300178272 |
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A “highly enjoyable” account of six men, and one woman, who journeyed into uncharted and treacherous African terrain to find the source of the White Nile (The Washington Post). 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. National Book Critics Circle 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. On multiple forays launched into east and central Africa, the travelers passed through almost impenetrable terrain and suffered the ravages of flesh-eating ulcers, paralysis, malaria, deep spear wounds, and even death. They discovered Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria and became the first white people to encounter the kingdoms of Buganda and Bunyoro. Jeal weaves the story with authentic new detail—and examines the tragic unintended legacy of the Nile search that still casts a long shadow over the people of Uganda and Sudan. “A fabulous story…old-fashioned epic adventure.”—The Sunday Times "Superb narrative…a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the internal dynamics of modern state-building in central Africa.”—Booklist
Journey to the Source of the Nile
Author | : Christopher Ondaatje,Lord Selborne |
Publsiher | : Long Riders Guild Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2006-11-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1590482255 |
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Long fascinated with historical exploration, Ondaatje set out in 1996 to retrace explorer Richard Francis Burton's 1856 expedition to discover the source of the Nile River. Here he writes about his trek across the Serengeti Plains. 161 color photos. 20 maps.
Search for the Nile s Source
Author | : John Humphries |
Publsiher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2013-09-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780708326787 |
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The source of the Nile had long eluded and tormented explorers, and John Hanning Speke's discovery of Lake Victoria in 1858 elevated him to the pantheon of heroes of African exploration, alongside Livingstone and Stanley. But the part played by the Welsh mining engineer John Petherick in the discovery was ignored after he was branded a slave trader by Speke, and the controversy that followed ended with Petherick ruined and Speke dead. This first biography of Petherick places him at the centre of one of the great discoveries in African exploration - and as the focus of a dispute that rocked the geographical establishment. Was Petherick a rogue, as portrayed by some, or the victim of a conspiracy that destroyed his reputation and denied him a share of the credit for his part in one of the greatest feats in African exploration?
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
Author | : John Hanning Speke |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood |
Total Pages | : 758 |
Release | : 1863 |
Genre | : Africa, East |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044037722782 |
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The Albert N yanza Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources
Author | : Samuel White Baker |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1867 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : GENT:900000198051 |
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