Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure - Tim Jeal
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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.
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This post has 7 comments with rating of 5/5
August 9th, 2023
Dr. Livingston, I presume?
August 10th, 2023
I enjoy reading about lunatics with too much time and money on their hands. The more they suffer in a vainglorious stab at some imagined ‘fame’ the happier it makes me. If they are set upon by their pissed off porters or end their days in 90 degree heat shivering under a pile of blankets in the final throes of malaria my happiness becomes practically boundless.
August 10th, 2023
Thanks for uploading
August 10th, 2023
“It was the planet’s most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others…. They discovered Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria and became the first white people to encounter the kingdoms of Buganda and Bunyoro.”
Some of the whitest, most eurocentric words I’ve ever seen in a book description… Why do white people think they’re special for doing what brown people have been doing for thousands of years?? And then they want credit for it, they want everyone to congratulate them… Insecure white men trying hard to look important… LOL
June 30th, 2024
Please seed
November 16th, 2025
pbcaddy , you wanted Kamala to win didn’t you? Try to get over it and learn about history.
November 16th, 2025
Koloko, you’re ranting and raving at an entire ethnic group over an audiobook about six people in history. Maybe the problem isn’t white people?
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