| The Sad Story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; Or, Was John Hanning Speke a Cad?: Looking at the Evidence Contributor(s): Carnochan, W. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080475571X ISBN-13: 9780804755719 Publisher: Stanford General Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: " The Sad Store of Burton, Speke, and the Nile is a fascinating whodunit..." -- Wall Street Journal" " Bliss Carnochan cuts through the mythology surrounding Burton's character and the events leading to Speke's tragic death with a lucid and sensitive analysis of the documents. He does so with relish for his tale and no loss of its inherent drama." -- Ann Schlee, Novelist |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Africa - General - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers |
| Dewey: 916.704 |
| LCCN: 2005027482 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.45 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim (which was accurate) to have discovered the source of the Nile in the course of their joint expedition to central Africa in the 1850s. |
