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

By Tim Jeal

Book Overview

Nothing obsessed explorers of the mid-nineteenth century more than the quest to discover the source of the White Nile. It was the planet's most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300149352
• ISBN13: 9780300149357
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"