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: #145780 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-01
• Released on: 2000-10-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 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."

Customer Reviews

Good book about European colonization of the Nile basin
A good book, written almost 50 years ago (at a time when many African countries were gaining independence) about the discovery, conquest and colonization of the Nile region by Europeans in the period 1850-1900. The first part of the book deals with the exploration of the source of the Nile by such people as Burton, Speke, Baker, Stanley and Livingstone. The second part of the book, in my opinion the most interesting one, deals with England's assertion of influence over Egypt and the Sudan. The most interesting chapter in that part is the one dealing with Gordon's ill fated fight against the Mahdi in Sudan in 1884-85, but other episodes are included, such as the Emin Pasha' expedition, the battle of Omdurdan (a very one sided affair which put the Sudan finally under Britain's effective possession) and the Fashoda incident that almost produced war between England and France. A good volume, even if some of the assumptions the author put forward are dated now. It is also interesting to see how slavery was regarded as a natural institution in the Muslim world as recently as a century ago.

A Must for Understanding Exploration of Africa 1
I read the book 1983 and got a new copy for a friend which I reread. It had not lost any of Alan Moorehead's fascinating way of approaching the subject. Unfortunately the pocket edition was not illustrated! A must for everybody interested in Africa!

A Fascinating History
I read this history 35 years ago when I was in the Sudan. It was absolutely riviting. I would also recommend the "Blue Nile," by Alan Moorehead. The story of the discovery of the sources of these two mighty rivers kept me turning the pages.

For a super novel about Africa, check out "Cry Wolf," by Wilbur Smith.
Cry Wolf

Another wonderful novel is "Sands of the Karahari," by William Mulvihill. Click here: The Sands of Kalahari

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