The Discovery of the Source of the Nile |
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| Author:
| Speke, John Hanning
Grant, James Augustus |
| Series title: | Adventure Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-88-544-0177-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | White Star |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Under the sponsorship of Sir Roderick Murchison, president of the Royal Geographical Society, Speke traveled to Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Africa, which he was convinced was the source of the Nile River. This addition to White Star's new Great Adventures series describes, in the first person, the physical hardship and daily adventures experienced by John Hanning Speke in his search for the source of the Nile River in the 1850s. It also describes the controversy sparked by his claim that...
More DescriptionUnder the sponsorship of Sir Roderick Murchison, president of the Royal Geographical Society, Speke traveled to Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Africa, which he was convinced was the source of the Nile River. This addition to White Star's new Great Adventures series describes, in the first person, the physical hardship and daily adventures experienced by John Hanning Speke in his search for the source of the Nile River in the 1850s. It also describes the controversy sparked by his claim that he had found the source of the great river, and the honors he received for his discovery.