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020			_a9781800752634 (PB)
041			_aeng
080			_a94(54) _bMIL
100			_aMillard, Candice
245			_aRiver of the Gods _b: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
260			_bSwift Press _c2023 _aGreat Britain
300			_axii, 349p.
504			_aIncludes Bibliography (323-328) and Index
505			_a1. Some gallant heart 2. What might have been, what would have been 3. Fury 4. The malignant tongues of friends
520			_aFor millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Expeditions to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp. In the 19th century Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior Speke claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. Back in England Speke disparaged Burton; Burton disputed his claim, and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it. Millard turns to the third man on both expeditions: Sidi Mubarak Bombay, a former slave in a Sultan's army who used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide
650			_aAfrica Discovery
650			_aExplorer Great Britain
650			_aNile River
690			_aGeneral
942			_cBK
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