The Resource Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
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
- 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
- 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
- Subject
-
- trueBurton, Richard F, 1821-1890
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- Explorers -- Africa, East
- trueExplorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Nile River -- Discovery and exploration
- trueCentral Africa -- Exploration
- trueAdventure writing -- Exploration
- British -- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Explorers
- trueCongo (Democratic Republic) -- Exploration
- trueHistory Writing -- Exploration
- Explorers -- Africa, Central
- trueSpeke, John Hanning, 1827-1864
- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- trueNile River -- Exploration | British
- trueCollective biographies
- trueExplorers -- Africa
- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- trueExplorers -- Great Britain
- British -- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- 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
- 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
- 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
Subject
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAdventure writing -- Exploration
- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- British -- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- British -- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- trueBurton, Richard F, 1821-1890
- trueCentral Africa -- Exploration
- trueCollective biographies
- trueCongo (Democratic Republic) -- Exploration
- trueExplorers -- Africa
- Explorers -- Africa, Central
- Explorers -- Africa, East
- trueExplorers -- Great Britain
- trueExplorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueHistory Writing -- Exploration
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Explorers
- Nile River -- Discovery and exploration
- trueNile River -- Exploration | British
- trueSpeke, John Hanning, 1827-1864
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