River of the gods : genius, courage and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile
(CD)
Author
Contributors
Michael, Paul (Actor), narrator.
Published
[New York] : Penguin Random House Audio, [2022].
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (10 hr., 2 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ignacio Community Library - BOOK ON CD | AUD 916.204 MIL | On Shelf |
Ridgway Public Library - BOOK ON CD | CD 916.2 MIL | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Biographies.
Bombay, Sidi Mubarak -- Travel -- Nile River.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Compact discs.
Explorers -- Biography.
Explorers -- Nile River -- History -- 19th century.
Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Sound recordings.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Travel writing.
Biographies.
Bombay, Sidi Mubarak -- Travel -- Nile River.
Burton, Richard Francis, -- Sir, -- 1821-1890 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Compact discs.
Explorers -- Biography.
Explorers -- Nile River -- History -- 19th century.
Nile River -- Discovery and exploration.
Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Sound recordings.
Speke, John Hanning, -- 1827-1864 -- Travel -- Nile River.
Travel writing.
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Random House Audio, [2022].
Format
CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
Participants/Performers
Read by Paul Michael.
Description
"For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the nineteenth century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe--and extend their colonial empires. Two British men--Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke--were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton was already famous for being the first non-Muslim to travel to Mecca, disguised as an Arab chieftain. He spoke twenty-nine languages, was a decorated soldier, and literally wrote the book on sword-fighting techniques for the British Army. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, passionate about hunting, Burton's opposite in temperament and beliefs. From the start the two men clashed, Speke chafing under Burton's command and Burton disapproving of Speke's ignorance of the people whose lands through which they traveled. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior, Burton became too sick to press on, but Speke did, and claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. When they returned to England, Speke rushed to take credit, disparaging Burton. Burton disputed his claim, and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it. The two became venomous enemies, with the public siding with the more charismatic Burton, to Speke's great envy. The day before they were to publicly debate, Speke shot himself. Yet there was a third man on both expeditions, his name obscured by imperial annals, whose exploits were even more extraordinary. This was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, who was enslaved and shipped from his home village in East Africa to India. When the man who purchased him died, he made his way into the local Sultan's army, and eventually traveled back to Africa, where he used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. Without his talents, it is likely that neither Englishman would have come close to the headwaters of the Nile, or perhaps even survived"--‡cProvided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Millard, C., & Michael, P. (. (2022). River of the gods: genius, courage and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile (Unabridged.). Penguin Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Millard, Candice and Paul (Actor), Michael. 2022. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile. Penguin Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Millard, Candice and Paul (Actor), Michael. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile Penguin Random House Audio, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Millard, Candice,, and Paul (Actor) Michael. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile Unabridged., Penguin Random House Audio, 2022.
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