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Author Jeal, Tim.

Title Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure / Tim Jeal.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011.

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 Granby, Main Library - Adult  916.2 JEAL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  962 JEAL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  962 J34    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Note Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-493) and index.
Summary Using extensive new research, Tim Jeal tells the story of the epic geographic expeditions to the source of the Nile in the 19th century, while also examining the the tragic consequences the Nile search has had on Uganda and Sudan to this day. The result is a gripping adventure story and a new understanding of Africa's colonial past.
Subject Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
Explorers -- Africa, East.
Explorers -- Africa, Central.
Explorers -- Great Britain.
British -- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century.
British -- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century.
Africa, East -- History -- 19th century.
Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN 9780300149357
0300149352
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