Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and the Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure - Hardcover

Tim Jeal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300149352 ISBN 13: 9780300149357

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Explorers of the Nile From the best-selling author of "Stanley," a riveting account of the explorers who risked everything in their search for the source of the Nile Full description

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"Tim Jeal''s wonderful book is filled with anecdotes and brilliant cameos, which keep the narrative fresh and sparklingly alive. His treatment of these legendary figures is authoritative and compassionate."--Alexander Maitland, "Literary Review"--Alexander Maitland "Literary Review "

"Tim Jeal''s masterly book ... can safely supplant Alan Moorehead''s 1960 classic, The White Nile... Jeal also knows how to tell a fabulous story, and he lets old-fashioned epic adventure sit at the heart of his fine book." --James McConnachie, "Sunday Times"--James McConnachie "Sunday Times "

"Epic in proportion...An absorbing adventure and a thought provoking morality tale."--Peter Burton, "Daily Express"--Peter Burton "Daily Express "

"If there is one book about the search for the sources of the Nile to read and keep on the shelf, this is it."--Tim Severin, "Irish Examiner"--Tim Severin "Irish Examiner "

"Tim Jeal''s gripping book pulls the whole astonishing story together. . . . It''s as intricate and unexpected as the source of the river itself. . . All the main players were. . . examples of grit, resourcefulness and courage on a heroic scale. . . . How intimately Tim Jeal knows them all, and brings them back to life for us."--Tom Stacey, "The Spectator"--Tom Stacey "The Spectator "

"Masterly...The complicated narrative is well told with exemplary scholarship and great and compelling lucidity...One of the fascinations of Jeal''s book and his account of this astonishing period of exploration is that it makes great efforts to strip away the accumulated myths and through this process we can begin to see these ''heroic'' figures plain, to imagine them as they were to their contemporaries."--William Boyd, "TLS"--William Boyd "TLS "

"Superb narrative . . . Jeal's judicious account is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand the internal dynamics of modern state-building in central Africa."--Brian Odom, "Booklist"--Brian Odom "Booklist "

"Elegantly written and skillfully crafted...The greatest strengths of this highly enjoyable and readable book are Jeal's passion for his subject and his mastery of personalities as complex as the geography they battled to understand."--Diane Preston, "Washington Post "--Diane Preston "Washington Post "

"Jeal''s lengthy, comprehensive, and revisionist book is exciting reading both about the adventures in the field and about the clash of personalities."--Rob Hardy, "The Dispatch"--Rob Hardy "The Dispatch "

Runner-up for the General Non-fiction category at the Los Angeles Book Festival.--Los Angeles Book Festival "Runner-up General Non-Fiction "

Book Description:

Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure, from Tim Jeal - author of the bestselling Stanley - is the epic Victorian story of the search for the source of the Nile.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0300149352
• ISBN 13: 9780300149357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592