Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

Informationen zum Autor Born in England in 1827, John Hanning Speke ranks among the great nineteenth-century explorers of Africa. He is credited with the 1858 discovery of Lake Victoria in East Africa, one of the long-sought sources of the Nile. Because his claim was at first disputed, he undertook another expedition, with Captain James Grant, to confirm his original conclusion. Klappentext The expedition described in this 1863 publication was the first to follow the Nile from its source in Lake Victoria. Zusammenfassung Published in 1863! this account of Speke's challenging journey through East Africa to trace the Nile from Lake Victoria contains important historical evidence about the indigenous tribes of the region. Speke's view on the source of the Nile! controversial at the time! was eventually proved correct. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. London to Zanzibar, 1859; 2. Uzaramo; 3. Usagara; 4. Ugogo, and the wilderness of Mgunda Mkhali; 5. Unyamuezi; 6. Uzinza; 7. Usui; 8. Karague; 9. History of the Wahuma; 10. Karague and Uganda; 11. Palace, Uganda; 12. Palace, Uganda continued; 13. Palace, Uganda continued; 14. Palace, Uganda continued; 15. March down the northern slopes of Africa; 16. Bahr el Abiad; 17. Unyoro; 18. Unyoro continued; 19. The march to Madi; 20. Madi; Conclusion; Appendix.

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• Authors: John Hanning Speke, Speke John Hanning
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031233
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03123-3
• No. of pages: 758
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Africa / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, Africa, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Historical Geography