But these histories can be clear eyed about the flaws of their heroes, and cognizant of the grifters that come in the wake of explorers and soldiers.This book opened up an entire new world to me. For centuries, adventurers and explorers have searched in vain for this mysterious place. The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans out of the South to urban areas in the Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1...Relive all the thrills and adventure of Alan Moorehead's classic bestseller Relive all the thrills and adventure of Alan Moorehead's classic bestseller Australian journalist Alan Morehead wrote this classic on the search for the source of the Nile and the explorations that traced its course to the Mediterranean in 1960 and as a comprehensive and densely detailed story it has yet to be surpassed. While you are learning about the river, you are also learning about the explorers, the people, and some of the history of Africa. Dr. Livingston, Stanley (the American journalist become British explorer), and other exploring greats are discussed in this book. It's been called the greatest geographical secret since the discovery of America: the source of the Nile. The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Australian journalist Alan Morehead wrote this classic on the search for the source of the Nile and the explorations that traced its course to the Mediterranean in 1960 and as a comprehensive and densely detailed story it has yet to be surpassed. What is expecially striking though is the determination and will exhibited by these explorers to complete their chosen mission at whatever the costs. Please enter your name.The E-mail message field is required. His writing is extremely dry. Moorehead's book, published in 1960, is considered a classic. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of At the height of his success, his writing suddenly stopped and when, 17 years later, his death was announced, he seemed a heroic figure from the past. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Moorhead penned this over 50 years ago, and it shows! The main person from National Geographic happened to be a lady. But these histories can be clear eyed about the flaws of their heroes, and cognizant of the grifters that come in the wake of explorers and soldiers.They say history is written by the victors, but there is a subset of histories that at are written when the winning side is in decline. For centuries, adventurers and explorers have searched in vain for this mysterious place.
This book was more about the explorers of the period than specifically the Nile explorers. There is pageantry and colorful detail, the characters are vivid and three dimensional, and there is plenty of drama to keep the reader engaged. A good read.This is a really good book -- well-written, full of surprising and fascinating information. Some were there for the fame and fortune they would gather from writing about their exploits; some, like Livingstone, were inspired by religious zeal; and others just seemed to spend their entire lives searching for whatever lay beyond the next horizon.I loved the first third of this book - I picked it up looking for the grand adventure stories of an age of exploration, and that's what the first third gave me. No small detail is left out, and it is interesting to learn how the Royal Society pays for a portion of the trips, sometimes explorers' personal wealth picks up the remainder.This book was more about the explorers of the period than specifically the Nile explorers. What is expecially striking though is the determination and will exhibited by these explorers to complete their chosen mission at whatever the costs. He's far more concerned with the activities of British explorers and leaders than with anyone else's, to an extent not entirely justified by the central role of the British in the story. Africa has changed but this history, the good, the bad, and the sometimes very ugly, shows the foundation of Arab and European power on the continent. After them come a host of amazing men (and some women) who put up with hardships and sickness almost beyond belief. This was an incredibly interesting and exciting read; Moorehead gives notes on each chapter that include a bibliography centered on the topic of the chapter.This is the companion to Moorehead’s “The Blue Nile”, and it is another very well written book.
I also liked the details of each expedition, how they prepared for each voyage both physically and politically. From the beginning, the book brought you into the group of explorers as though you were there. Africa has changed but this history, the good, the bad, and the sometimes very ugly, shows the foundation of Arab and European power on the continent. Now, Alan Moorehead journeys back in time to follow these people in their quest for the origin of the mighty African river.The subject field is required. In it, he covers over fifty years of history in east Africa, tracing the footsteps of European and American adventurers searching for the source of the Nile as they stumble across unknown lakes and mountains, encounter native tribes, and fight against Arab slave traders. Alan Moorehead was a renowned Australian journalist who began his career reporting on the Spanish Civil War and the North African campaign during the Second World War. "A story of the White Nile, from the first European attempts to discover its source, to the battle of Omdurman in 1898.A story of the White Nile, from the first European attempts to discover its source, to the battle of Omdurman in 1898.This book is a companion book to his other book, THE BLUE NILE, but this begins about the time the other ends. Baker and his young Hungarian wife Florence Ninian von Sass, who traveled in Victorian skirts in areas that killed rugged explorers ("She was not a Fascinating, adventurous, gripping narrative and so very racist! All the facts are there (and often a great deal more than needed), but little of the flavor, excitement, and heat. by Harper Perennial