Product Description

Relive all the thrills and adventure of Alan Moorehead's classic bestseller The White Nile -- the daring exploration of the Nile River in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. Capturing in breathtaking prose the larger-than-life personalities of such notable figures as Stanley, Livingstone, Burton and many others, The White Nile remains a seminal work in tales of discovery and escapade, filled with incredible historical detail and compelling stories of heroism and drama.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2093135 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-31
• Released on: 2002-01-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

--New York Times
"Extraordinary, Compelling."

--Saturday Review
"A noble book about the mightiest river on earth."

--New York Herald Tribune
"A vivid chronicle, stirring, exciting, important...endlessly fascinating. A superb drama of adventurers whose like can never again be seen."