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The White Nile - by Alan Moorehead (Paperback)

Name: The White Nile - by Alan Moorehead (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Perennial
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"A truly great work--massive, monumental. . . .
Author(s): Alan Moorehead
448 Pages
History, Africa

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About the Book

In the first of two books about the daring exploration of the Nile River, Moorehead captures in thrilling detail the larger-than-life personalities of such noted explorers as Stanley, Livingstone, and Burton, in a "stirring, exciting, important, (and) endlessly fascinating" ("New York Herald") chronicle.

Book Synopsis

"A truly great work--massive, monumental. . . . A wonderful story of heroism, a superb feat of research. . . . The best book of its kind." --Baltimore Sun

Capturing in breathtaking prose the larger-than-life personalities of such notable figures as Stanley, Livingstone, Burton and many others, The White Nile remains a seminal work in tales of discovery and escapade, filled with incredible historical detail and compelling stories of heroism and drama.

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Relive all the thrills and adventure of Alan Moorehead's classic bestseller The White Nile -- the daring exploration of the Nile River in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. Capturing in breathtaking prose the larger-than-life personalities of such notable figures as Stanley, Livingstone, Burton and many others, The White Nile remains a seminal work in tales of discovery and escapade, filled with incredible historical detail and compelling stories of heroism and drama.

Review Quotes

"A noble book about the mightiest river on earth." - Saturday Review

"A vivid chronicle, stirring, exciting, important. . . endlessly fascinating. A superb drama of adventurers whose like can never again be seen." - New York Herald Tribune

"Extraordinary, compelling." - New York Times

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 448

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Africa

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Alan Moorehead

Language: English

Street Date: October 17, 2000

TCIN: 54268600

UPC: 9780060956394

Item Number (DPCI): 248-43-0348

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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