The Discovery of the Source of the Nile (Esprios Classics)

by John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 - 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in Luganda). Speke is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863, in which he supposed that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1006789456
• ISBN13: 9781006789458
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"