Blood river : a journey to Africa's broken heart
Butcher, Tim, 1967-2008
Book
When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.
Main title:
Blood river : a journey to Africa's broken heart / Tim Butcher.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2008, c2007.
Collation:
xvi, 363 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099494287
Dewey class:
916.7510434916.751
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
172172
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Travel | TRAVEL 916.751 BUTC | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 916.751 BUTC | Available |