Journey to the Source of the Nile

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Number of Pages: 384

For centuries historians and geographers have sought the source of the Nile – the longest river in the world. It was not until 1858, when John Hanning Speke “discovered” Lake Victoria, that the mystery was eventually solved. However, confusion reigned and it was not for another 42 years that Speke’s claim was finally acknowledged by the Royal Geographical Soicety and the world at large. With photographs and the first hand report of a perilous journey, Christopher Ondaatje brings back new evidence and proof not only of the Nile’s true source but also of the origins of humankind.