Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure / Tim Jeal.
Позиции
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Дополнительная Информация
- Описание
- xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
- Примечание
- Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber.
- Библиография
- 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.
- Тема
- 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