Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile (Dover Books on Travel, Adventure) - Softcover

Speke, John Hanning

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486293041 ISBN 13: 9780486293042

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 1996

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About this title

Book Description

Published in 1863, this account of Speke's challenging journey through East Africa to trace the Nile from Lake Victoria contains important historical evidence about the indigenous tribes of the region. Speke's view on the source of the Nile, controversial at the time, was eventually proved correct.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0486293041
• ISBN 13: 9780486293042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 590