Journey to the Source of the Nile - Hardcover

Christopher Ondaatje

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002000199 ISBN 13: 9780002000192

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1998

Synopsis

11.50 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

About this title

Synopsis:

For centuries historians and geographers have sought the source of the Nile - the longest river in the world. It was not until 1858, when John Hanning Speke "discovered" Lake Victoria, that the mystery was eventually solved. However, confusion reigned and it was not for another 42 years that Speke's claim was finally acknowledged by the Royal Geographical Soicety and the world at large. With photographs and the first hand report of a perilous journey, Christopher Ondaatje brings back new evidence and proof not only of the Nile's true source but also of the origins of humankind.

About the Author:

Christopher Ondaatje was born in Ceylon and educated in England. He has worked for several magazines and newspapers and is the author of six books, including the best-selling biography of Victorian explorer Richard Burton, Sindh Revisited. A director of the World Wildlife Fund and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he lives in London, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0002000199
• ISBN 13: 9780002000192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384