Bog & idéBøgerEngelske bøgerEngelsk faglitteratur

River Of The Godsgenius Courage And Betrayal In The Search

0.0
Engelsk
‘This complex, compelling tale is told with simplicity and grace' - The TimesA story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers. For mill...

Paperback

169,95 DKK
På lager i 0 butikker.

Forlagsbeskrivelse af River Of The Godsgenius Courage And Betrayal In The Search af Candice Millard

‘This complex, compelling tale is told with simplicity and grace' - The TimesA story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers. For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the mid-19th century, Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for Britain. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, Burton’s opposite in temperament and beliefs. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardship, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior, Burton became too sick to press on, but Speke did, and claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. When they returned to England, the two became sworn enemies. Yet there was a third man on both expeditions, his name obscured by imperial annals, whose exploits were even more extraordinary. This was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, who was enslaved and shipped from his home village in East Africa to India. When the man who purchased him died, he made his way into the local Sultan’s army, and eventually travelled back to Africa, where he used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. Without Bombay and men like him, who led, carried, and protected the expedition, neither Englishman would have come close to the headwaters of the Nile, or perhaps even survived.

Detaljer

Forlag
Swift Press
ISBN
9781800752634
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
368
Udgivelsesdato
14-09-2023
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3138269
EAN nr.
9781800752634
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
21
Bredde (mm)
199
Længde (mm)
129
Vægt (g)
328

Bogens kategorier Klik på en kategori for at se lignende bøger

  • Historie og arkæologiHistorie
  • Geofag, geografi og miljøvidenskabGeografiGeografiske opdagelser og udforskning
  • Geofag, geografi og miljøvidenskabGeografiGeografiske opdagelser og udforskning
  • Kvalifikatorer: geografiAfrika
  • Anmeldelser River Of The Godsgenius Courage And Betrayal In The Search

    Brugernes anmeldelser
    Vurderet 0 ud af 5 baseret på 0 vurderinger

    Andre har også kigget på

    Som medlem af Klubben sparer du 50% fragten og optjener point, når du handler | Medlemskab til 0 kr. uden binding og gebyrer.
    The Little Book of Hygge
    ENGLISHBS
    The Little Book Of Hygge The Danish Way To Live WellMeik Wiking
    169,95 DKK
    Hardback
    The Little Book Of Hygge The Danish Way To Live Well
    Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
    ENGLISH
    Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the OddsDavid Goggins
    279,95 DKK
    Paperback
    (2)
    Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
    Ikigaithe Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life
    ENGLISH
    Ikigaithe Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy LifeFrancesc Miralles
    179,95 DKK
    Hardback
    Ikigaithe Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life
    The Mountain is You
    ENGLISH
    The Mountain is YouBrianna Wiest
    239,95 DKK
    Paperback
    The Mountain is You
    The Beautiful Poetry Of Donald Trump
    ENGLISH
    The Beautiful Poetry Of Donald TrumpRob Sears
    189,95 DKK
    Hardback
    The Beautiful Poetry Of Donald Trump
    THE LET THEM THEORYA LIFE-CHANGING TOOL THAT MILLIONS OF PEO
    ENGLISH
    THE LET THEM THEORYA LIFE-CHANGING TOOL THAT MILLIONS OF PEOMel Robbins
    239,95 DKK
    THE LET THEM THEORYA LIFE-CHANGING TOOL THAT MILLIONS OF PEO
    Careless People
    ENGLISH
    Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams
    219,95 DKK
    PAPERBACK
    Careless People
    Atomic habits
    ENGLISHBS
    Atomic habitsJames Clear
    219,95 DKK
    Paperback
    (1)
    Atomic habits
    The 48 Laws of Power
    ENGLISHBS
    The 48 Laws Of PowerRobert Greene
    249,95 DKK
    Paperback
    (5)
    The 48 Laws Of Power
    The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
    ENGLISH
    The Psychology Of Money Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, AMorgan Housel
    189,95 DKK
    Paperback
    (1)
    The Psychology Of Money Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, A