The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources

By:

Samuel White Baker

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

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Sir Samuel Baker (1821–93) was one of the most famous Victorian explorers and hunters. First published in two illustrated volumes in 1866, this account of his most celebrated expedition is amongst the most important works of its type. Baker promises 'to take the reader by the hand, and lead him step by step … through scorching deserts and thirsty sands; through swamp and jungle … until I bring him, faint with the wearying journey, to that high cliff … from which he shall look down upon the vast Albert Lake and drink with me from the sources of the Nile!' Volume 1 covers the first two years of the expedition, from Cairo to southern Sudan. Leading a party of 96 people, including his wife, and dealing with Arab duplicity, native aggression, and frequent mutinies amongst his porters, he maintains his resolve and writes with clarity and great colour.

Release date Australia

September 15th, 2011

Author

Samuel White Baker

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

8 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 14 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

446

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

Dimensions

140x216x25

ISBN-13

9781108032032

Product ID

10829388

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