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Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure / Tim Jeal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jeal, Tim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Explorers--Africa, East.
- Explorers.
- Explorers--Africa, Central.
- Explorers--Great Britain.
- British--Africa, East--History--19th century.
- British.
- British--Africa, Central--History--19th century.
- Nile River--Discovery and exploration.
- Nile River.
- Africa, East--History--19th century.
- Africa, East.
- Africa, Central--History--19th century.
- Africa, Central.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (592 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 courageous 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613309204
- 9781283309202
- 1283309203
- 9780300178272
- 0300178271
- OCLC:
- 923596506
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