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The White Nile

Alan Moorehead

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Description:Based on contemporary records, as well as Alan Moorehead's solid sense of history & subtler character insights, this is an exciting record of the 50 years of African exploration & the attempt to reach the sources of the Nile. Across these pages we meet a mixed group of reckless to resolute figures--soldiers, sportsmen, scholars & reformers who thru whatever motivation made these journeys to the interior & endured ordeals of hardship. Burton, the romantic, & his associate Speke, later his opponent, the practical & sensible Baker, Livingstone on his last expedition which ended with the famous confrontation & partnership with Stanley, George Gordon, the first in the long lineage of military mystics, all these & others were fascinated & challenged by the Nile. Provides rich historical & geographical background.--Kirkus The four sections of this narrative trace Gordon's story on the Nile, & in particular the Exploration; the Exploitation; the Moslem Revolt; & Christian Victory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The White Nile. To get started finding The White Nile, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Based on contemporary records, as well as Alan Moorehead's solid sense of history & subtler character insights, this is an exciting record of the 50 years of African exploration & the attempt to reach the sources of the Nile. Across these pages we meet a mixed group of reckless to resolute figures--soldiers, sportsmen, scholars & reformers who thru whatever motivation made these journeys to the interior & endured ordeals of hardship. Burton, the romantic, & his associate Speke, later his opponent, the practical & sensible Baker, Livingstone on his last expedition which ended with the famous confrontation & partnership with Stanley, George Gordon, the first in the long lineage of military mystics, all these & others were fascinated & challenged by the Nile. Provides rich historical & geographical background.--Kirkus The four sections of this narrative trace Gordon's story on the Nile, & in particular the Exploration; the Exploitation; the Moslem Revolt; & Christian Victory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The White Nile. To get started finding The White Nile, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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