River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

by Candice Millard

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy--from the New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic "A lean, fast-paced account of the almost absurdly dangerous quest by [Richard Burton and John Speke] to solve the geographic riddle of their era." --The New York Times Book ReviewFor millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385543107
• ISBN13: 9780385543101
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.4"