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

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Summary
"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. 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."--Publisher's website
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvii, 510 p., [16] p. of plates
Note
Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1.Blood in God's River -- 2.A Great Misalliance -- 3.A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4.About a Rotten Person -- 5.Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6.Promises and Lies -- 7.A Blackguard Business -- 8.Our Adventurous Friend -- 9.As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10.An Arrow into the Heart -- 11.Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12.The Nile is Settled -- 13.A Hero's Aberrations -- 14.Death in the Afternoon -- 15.The Doctor's Dilemma -- 16.The Glory of Our Prize -- 17.A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18.Almost in Sight of the End -- 19.Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20.The Doctor's Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21.Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22.Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23.Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24.The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- pt. 2 The Consequences -- 25.Shepherds of the World? -- 26.Creating Equatoria --
  • Contents note continued: 27.An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28.Pretensions on the Congo -- 29.An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron -- 30.`Saving' Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31.The Prime Minister's Protectorate -- 32.To Die for the Mahdi's Cause -- 33.Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34.A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda
Isbn
9780300149357
Instance
Label
Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure
Title
Explorers of the Nile
Title remainder
the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure
Statement of responsibility
Tim Jeal
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"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. 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."--Publisher's website
Summary
Examines the journeys of the six men and one woman, who risked their lives, to solve the mystery of the source of the White Nile, between 1856 and 1876, and discusses the consequences the search has had on Uganda and the Sudan
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10027555
Cataloging source
BTCTA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Jeal, Tim
Dewey number
962
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Explorers
  • British
  • British
  • Explorers
  • Explorers
  • Nile River
  • Africa, East
  • Africa, Central
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure
Label
Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-493) and index
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1.Blood in God's River -- 2.A Great Misalliance -- 3.A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4.About a Rotten Person -- 5.Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6.Promises and Lies -- 7.A Blackguard Business -- 8.Our Adventurous Friend -- 9.As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10.An Arrow into the Heart -- 11.Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12.The Nile is Settled -- 13.A Hero's Aberrations -- 14.Death in the Afternoon -- 15.The Doctor's Dilemma -- 16.The Glory of Our Prize -- 17.A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18.Almost in Sight of the End -- 19.Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20.The Doctor's Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21.Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22.Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23.Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24.The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- pt. 2 The Consequences -- 25.Shepherds of the World? -- 26.Creating Equatoria --
  • Contents note continued: 27.An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28.Pretensions on the Congo -- 29.An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron -- 30.`Saving' Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31.The Prime Minister's Protectorate -- 32.To Die for the Mahdi's Cause -- 33.Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34.A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda
Control code
000047962439
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvii, 510 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780300149357
Lccn
2011933872
Other physical details
ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
System control number
(OCoLC)711045611
Label
Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
Publication
Note
Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-493) and index
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1.Blood in God's River -- 2.A Great Misalliance -- 3.A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4.About a Rotten Person -- 5.Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6.Promises and Lies -- 7.A Blackguard Business -- 8.Our Adventurous Friend -- 9.As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10.An Arrow into the Heart -- 11.Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12.The Nile is Settled -- 13.A Hero's Aberrations -- 14.Death in the Afternoon -- 15.The Doctor's Dilemma -- 16.The Glory of Our Prize -- 17.A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18.Almost in Sight of the End -- 19.Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20.The Doctor's Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21.Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22.Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23.Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24.The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- pt. 2 The Consequences -- 25.Shepherds of the World? -- 26.Creating Equatoria --
  • Contents note continued: 27.An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28.Pretensions on the Congo -- 29.An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron -- 30.`Saving' Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31.The Prime Minister's Protectorate -- 32.To Die for the Mahdi's Cause -- 33.Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34.A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda
Control code
000047962439
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvii, 510 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780300149357
Lccn
2011933872
Other physical details
ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
System control number
(OCoLC)711045611

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