River of the gods : genius, courage, and betrayal in the search for the source of the Nile
| 1. Verfasser: |
Millard, Candice S.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York :
Doubleday,
2022.
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| Ausgabe: | First edition. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates): illustrations, maps; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780385543101 |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Prologue: Obsession
- Part one: Some gallant heart. A blaze of light ; Shadows ; Bond for our blood ; The Abban ; The enemy is upon us
- Part two: What might have been, what would have been. Into the mouth of Hell ; What a curse is a heart ; Horror vacui ; Bombay ; Death was written ; An old enemy ; Tanganyika ; To the end of the world
- Part three: Fury. The knives are sheathed ; 'Twas me he shot ; An exile's dream ; Hard as bricks
- Part four: The malignant tongues of friends. The prince ; Damn their souls ; Neston Park ; The weary heart grows cold
- Epilogue: Ashes.
