Beyond The River Of Shame

By Ken Czech

1858. "One hundred English pounds " bellowed a new bidder in a voice that echoed from the high curve of the dome. British explorer Sam Baker hadn't planned on attending a slave auction. He was, after all, on his way to unravel the riddle of the Nile River's sources. Seeing the beautiful and proud Florence offered on the auction block, however, strikes a chord deep within. Sam quickly realizes that his noble attempt to save her presents a dilemma: the scandal of owning a slave woman will not only destroy his family and reputation in Victorian-era England, but will jeopardize his dreams of fame.

Young Florie is stunned when Sam thunders the winning bid. Even more shocking is when he suddenly abandons her. Stalked by slave catchers determined to return her to bondage, she desperately follows Sam on a haunting and perilous journey from the savage shores of the Black Sea to the uncharted heart of Central Africa. Ken Czech's fictionalized account of this true story of Sam Baker and the woman he comes to love follows this unlikely pair as they battle wild beasts, killer diseases, and the horrors of a slave trade that has spread its tentacles to the very headwaters of the Nile.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FGZ8JBYW
• ISBN13: 9798290342344
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"