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The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources (Paperback)
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The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies, Volume 2
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Sir Samuel Baker (1821-93) was one of the most famous Victorian
explorers and hunters. First published in two illustrated volumes
in 1866, this account of his most celebrated expedition is amongst
the most important works of its type. Baker promises 'to take the
reader by the hand, and lead him step by step ... through scorching
deserts and thirsty sands; through swamp and jungle ... until I
bring him, faint with the wearying journey, to that high cliff ...
from which he shall look down upon the vast Albert Lake and drink
with me from the sources of the Nile!' Volume 2 finds Baker a
prisoner of a native king. Baker offers a number of 'gifts' to buy
his release, and after an arduous journey, with his wife in a coma,
in March 1864 he reaches Luta N'zige, which he renames in memory of
Prince Albert. A compelling account of an historic adventure.
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