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Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure

Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure


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About the Book

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 courage as 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."

About the Author :
Tim Jeal is also the biographer of Henry Morton Stanley (National Book Critics' Circle Award in Biography and Sunday Times Biography of the Year 2007), and Robert Baden-Powell, which (like Livingstone) was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times and the Washington Post. In 2011 his Explorers of the Nile was a New York Times Editor's Choice and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.

Review :
"[A] wonderfully entertaining and authoritative account of the search for the Nile and its consequences." John Preston, "Sunday Telegraph"--John Preston "Sunday Telegraph "" "Elegantly written and skillfully crafted...The greatest strengths of this highly enjoyable and readable book are Jeal s passion for his subject and his mastery of personalities as complex as the geography they battled to understand." Diane Preston, "Washington Post "--Diane Preston "Washington Post "" "Epic in proportion...An absorbing adventure and a thought provoking morality tale." Peter Burton, "Daily Express"--Peter Burton "Daily Express "" "Explorers of the Nile" is a brilliant, scholarly and at times almost unreadably vivid account of the two decades in the middle of the 19th century when the search for the Nile s source in central Africa was at its height. Ben Macintyre, "New York Times Book Review"--Ben Macintyre "New York Times Book Review "" "If there is one book about the search for the sources of the Nile to read and keep on the shelf, this is it." Tim Severin, "Irish Examiner"--Tim Severin "Irish Examiner "" "Jeal's lengthy, comprehensive, and revisionist book is exciting reading both about the adventures in the field and about the clash of personalities." Rob Hardy, "The Dispatch"--Rob Hardy "The Dispatch "" "Masterly...One of the fascinations of Jeal's book and his account of this astonishing period of exploration is that it makes great efforts to strip away the accumulated myths and through this process we can begin to see these 'heroic' figures plain, to imagine them as they were to their contemporaries." William Boyd, "TLS"--William Boyd "TLS "" "Superb narrative . . . Jeal s judicious account is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the internal dynamics of modern state-building in central Africa." Brian Odom, "Booklist"--Brian Odom "Booklist "" "There are few greater stories than the race to the Nile's source... Tim Jeal gives a fine reprise, bringing together in one well-paced narrative the interlocking Nilotic adventures ... Its place [is] alongside the classics of Victorian explorer history." Tim Butcher, "Daily Telegraph"--Tim Butcher "Daily Telegraph "" "Tim Jeal's gripping book pulls the whole astonishing story together. . . . It's as intricate and unexpected as the source of the river itself. . . All the main players were. . . examples of grit, resourcefulness and courage on a heroic scale. . . . How intimately Tim Jeal knows them all, and brings them back to life for us." Tom Stacey, "The Spectator"--Tom Stacey "The Spectator "" "Tim Jeal's masterly book ... can safely supplant Alan Moorehead's 1960 classic, The White Nile... Jeal also knows how to tell a fabulous story, and he lets old-fashioned epic adventure sit at the heart of his fine book." James McConnachie, "Sunday Times"--James McConnachie "Sunday Times "" "Tim Jeal's wonderful book is filled with anecdotes and brilliant cameos, which keep the narrative fresh and sparklingly alive. His treatment of these legendary figures is authoritative and compassionate." Alexander Maitland, "Literary Review"--Alexander Maitland "Literary Review "" Runner-up for the 2011-2012 Los Angeles Book Festival in the General Non-fiction category--General Non-Fiction Award Runner-up "Los Angeles Book Festival " Won Honorable Mention in the 2012 New York Book Festival History category, sponsored by the New York Book Festival--History Honorable Mention"New York Book Festival" (06/12/2012) ""Explorers of the Nile" is a brilliant, scholarly and at times almost unreadably vivid account of the two decades in the middle of the 19th century when the search for the Nile's source in central Africa was at its height."--Ben Macintyre, "New York Times Book Review"--Ben Macintyre "New York Times Book Review " Runner-up for the General Non-fiction category at the Los Angeles Book Festival.--Los Angeles Book Festival "Runner-up General Non-Fiction " "Jeal''s lengthy, comprehensive, and revisionist book is exciting reading both about the adventures in the field and about the clash of personalities."--Rob Hardy, "The Dispatch"--Rob Hardy "The Dispatch " "Superb narrative . . . Jeal's judicious account is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the internal dynamics of modern state-building in central Africa."--Brian Odom, "Booklist"--Brian Odom "Booklist " "Masterly...The complicated narrative is well told with exemplary scholarship and great and compelling lucidity...One of the fascinations of Jeal''s book and his account of this astonishing period of exploration is that it makes great efforts to strip away the accumulated myths and through this process we can begin to see these ''heroic'' figures plain, to imagine them as they were to their contemporaries."--William Boyd, "TLS"--William Boyd "TLS " "Tim Jeal''s gripping book pulls the whole astonishing story together. . . . It''s as intricate and unexpected as the source of the river itself. . . All the main players were. . . examples of grit, resourcefulness and courage on a heroic scale. . . . How intimately Tim Jeal knows them all, and brings them back to life for us."--Tom Stacey, "The Spectator"--Tom Stacey "The Spectator " "Tim Jeal''s masterly book ... can safely supplant Alan Moorehead''s 1960 classic, The White Nile... Jeal also knows how to tell a fabulous story, and he lets old-fashioned epic adventure sit at the heart of his fine book." --James McConnachie, "Sunday Times"--James McConnachie "Sunday Times " "Tim Jeal''s wonderful book is filled with anecdotes and brilliant cameos, which keep the narrative fresh and sparklingly alive. His treatment of these legendary figures is authoritative and compassionate."--Alexander Maitland, "Literary Review"--Alexander Maitland "Literary Review "


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780300149357
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 510
  • Spine Width: 40 mm
  • Weight: 898 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0300149352
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
  • Width: 163 mm


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