The Resource Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
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- 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 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."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Note
- Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
- Contents
-
- Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Plates -- Maps -- Introduction -- PART 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1 Blood in God�s River -- 2 A Great Misalliance -- 3 A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4 About a Rotten Person -- 5 Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6 Promises and Lies -- 7 A Blackguard Business -- 8 Our Adventurous Friend -- 9 As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10 An Arrow into the Heart -- 11 Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12 The Nile is Settled -- 13 A Hero�s Aberrations -- 14 Death in the Afternoon -- 15 The Doctor�s Dilemma
- 16 The Glory of Our Prize17 A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18 Almost in Sight of the End -- 19 Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20 The Doctor�s Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21 Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22 Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23 Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24 The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- PART 2 The Consequences -- 25 Shepherds of the World? -- 26 Creating Equatoria -- 27 An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28 Pretensions on the Congo
- 29 An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron30 �Saving� Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31 The Prime Minister�s Protectorate -- 32 To Die for the Mahdi�s Cause -- 33 Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34 A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda -- CODA: Lacking the Wand of an Enchanter -- APPENDIX: Fifty Years of Books on the Search for the Nile�s Source -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S
- Tu -- v -- w -- y -- z
- Isbn
- 9780300178272
- Label
- Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure
- Title
- Explorers of the Nile
- Title remainder
- the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure
- Statement of responsibility
- Tim Jeal
- Subject
-
- 1800-1899
- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- Africa, East
- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- British
- British -- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- British -- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- Central Africa
- Discoveries in geography
- Electronic books
- Explorers
- Explorers -- Africa, Central
- Explorers -- Great Britain
- Geographical Discovery & Exploration
- Great Britain
- HISTORY -- Middle East | Egypt
- Historical Adventure
- History
- History
- Nile River
- Nile River -- Discovery and exploration
- Explorers -- Africa, East
- Language
- eng
- 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 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."--Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jeal, Tim
- Dewey number
- 962
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT117
- LC item number
- .J43 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nile River
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Explorers
- British
- British
- Africa, East
- Africa, Central
- Historical Adventure
- History
- Geographical Discovery & Exploration
- HISTORY
- British
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Central Africa
- Africa, East
- Great Britain
- Nile River
- Label
- Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
- Note
- Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-493) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Plates -- Maps -- Introduction -- PART 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1 Blood in God�s River -- 2 A Great Misalliance -- 3 A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4 About a Rotten Person -- 5 Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6 Promises and Lies -- 7 A Blackguard Business -- 8 Our Adventurous Friend -- 9 As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10 An Arrow into the Heart -- 11 Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12 The Nile is Settled -- 13 A Hero�s Aberrations -- 14 Death in the Afternoon -- 15 The Doctor�s Dilemma
- 16 The Glory of Our Prize17 A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18 Almost in Sight of the End -- 19 Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20 The Doctor�s Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21 Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22 Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23 Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24 The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- PART 2 The Consequences -- 25 Shepherds of the World? -- 26 Creating Equatoria -- 27 An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28 Pretensions on the Congo
- 29 An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron30 �Saving� Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31 The Prime Minister�s Protectorate -- 32 To Die for the Mahdi�s Cause -- 33 Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34 A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda -- CODA: Lacking the Wand of an Enchanter -- APPENDIX: Fifty Years of Books on the Search for the Nile�s Source -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S
- Tu -- v -- w -- y -- z
- Control code
- 759396373
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300178272
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- c8db5da0-8006-4480-b5b3-568178f115b7
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)759396373
- Label
- Explorers of the Nile : the triumph and tragedy of a great Victorian adventure, Tim Jeal
- Note
- Simultaneously published: London : Faber and Faber
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-493) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Plates -- Maps -- Introduction -- PART 1 Solving the Mystery -- 1 Blood in God�s River -- 2 A Great Misalliance -- 3 A Rush of Men Like a Stormy Wind -- 4 About a Rotten Person -- 5 Everything Was to be Risked for This Prize -- 6 Promises and Lies -- 7 A Blackguard Business -- 8 Our Adventurous Friend -- 9 As Refulgent as the Sun -- 10 An Arrow into the Heart -- 11 Nothing Could Surpass It! -- 12 The Nile is Settled -- 13 A Hero�s Aberrations -- 14 Death in the Afternoon -- 15 The Doctor�s Dilemma
- 16 The Glory of Our Prize17 A Trumpet Blown Loudly -- 18 Almost in Sight of the End -- 19 Never to Give Up the Search Until I Find Livingstone -- 20 The Doctor�s Obedient and Devoted Servitor -- 21 Threshing Out the Beaten Straw -- 22 Nothing Earthly Will Make Me Give Up My Work -- 23 Where Will You Be? Dead or Still Seeking the Nile? -- 24 The Unknown Half of Africa Lies Before Me -- PART 2 The Consequences -- 25 Shepherds of the World? -- 26 Creating Equatoria -- 27 An Unheard of Deed of Blood -- 28 Pretensions on the Congo
- 29 An Arabian Princess and a German Battle Squadron30 �Saving� Emin Pasha and Uganda -- 31 The Prime Minister�s Protectorate -- 32 To Die for the Mahdi�s Cause -- 33 Equatoria and the Tragedy of Southern Sudan -- 34 A Sin not Theirs: The Tragedy of Northern Uganda -- CODA: Lacking the Wand of an Enchanter -- APPENDIX: Fifty Years of Books on the Search for the Nile�s Source -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S
- Tu -- v -- w -- y -- z
- Control code
- 759396373
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300178272
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- c8db5da0-8006-4480-b5b3-568178f115b7
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)759396373
Subject
- 1800-1899
- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- Africa, East
- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- British
- British -- Africa, Central -- History -- 19th century
- British -- Africa, East -- History -- 19th century
- Central Africa
- Discoveries in geography
- Electronic books
- Explorers
- Explorers -- Africa, Central
- Explorers -- Great Britain
- Geographical Discovery & Exploration
- Great Britain
- HISTORY -- Middle East | Egypt
- Historical Adventure
- History
- History
- Nile River
- Nile River -- Discovery and exploration
- Explorers -- Africa, East
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