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River of the Gods : Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard (2023, Trade Paperback)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy--from the New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE WASHINGTON POST - GOODREADS "A lean, fast-paced account of the almost absurdly dangerous quest by [Richard Burton and John Speke] to solve the geographic riddle of their era." -- The New York Times Book Review For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe - and extend their colonial empires. Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, passionate about hunting, Burton's opposite in temperament and beliefs. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior, Burton became too sick to press on, but Speke did, and claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. When they returned to England, Speke rushed to take credit, disparaging Burton. Burton disputed his claim, and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it. The two became venomous enemies, with the public siding with the more charismatic Burton, to Speke's great envy. The day before they were to publicly debate, Speke shot himself. Yet there was a third man on both expeditions, his name obscured by imperial annals, whose exploits were even more extraordinary. This was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, who was enslaved and shipped from his home village in East Africa to India. When the man who purchased him died, he made his way into the local Sultan's army, and eventually traveled back to Africa, where he used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. Without Bombay and men like him, who led, carried, and protected the expedition, neither Englishman would have come close to the headwaters of the Nile, or perhaps even survived. In River of the Gods Candice Millard has written another peerless story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525435646
ISBN-13
9780525435648
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2330379597

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Book Title
River of the Gods : Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Author
Candice Millard
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Africa / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
448 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Dt117.M55 2023
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2022-435916
Dewey Decimal
916.2043
Dewey Edition
23

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River of the Gods : Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard (2023, Trade Paperback)

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