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THE ALBERT N'YANZA, GREAT BASIN OF THE NILE, AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE NILE SOURCES 2 VOLUME SET
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| By: |
Sir Samuel White Baker |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£57.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108032052 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108032056 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies |
| Pages: |
868 |
| Description: |
First published in 1866, this work remains one of the most important accounts of African exploration during the Victorian era. |
| Synopsis: |
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 ...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. Volume 2 finds Baker a prisoner of a native king. Baker offers a number of 'gifts' to buy his release, and after an arduous journey, with his wife in a coma, in March 1864 he reaches Luta N'zige, which he renames in memory of Prince Albert. A compelling account of an historic adventure. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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