| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 349 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Map on endpapers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-328) and index. |
| 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 ; Horror vacui ; Bombay ; Death was written ; An old enemy ; Tanganyika ; To the end of the world -- Part three: Fury. The knives are sheathed ; 'Twas me he shot ; An exile's dream ; Hard as bricks -- Part four: The malignant tongues of friends. The prince ; Damn their souls ; Neston Park ; The weary heart grows cold -- Epilogue: Ashes. |
| Summary |
Set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers, a story of courage and adventure brings to life the rivalry between two enemies-a decorated soldier and a young aristocrat/Army officer-as they set out to find the mysterious headwaters of the Nile River. |
| Subject |
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 -- Travel -- Nile River.
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Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864 -- Travel -- Nile River.
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Bombay, Sidi Mubarak -- Travel -- Nile River.
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Explorers -- Nile River -- History -- 19th century.
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Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
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Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. (OCoLC)fst01810505
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Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864. (OCoLC)fst00038529
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Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950
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Explorers. (OCoLC)fst00918556
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Nile River. (OCoLC)fst01242174
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Nile River Valley. (OCoLC)fst01274166
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Travel writing.
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| ISBN |
9780385543101 (hardcover) |
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0385543107 (hardcover) |
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