Blood River - A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

Informationen zum Autor Tim Butcher is a best-selling author who blends travel with history. His first book, Blood River , was a number one bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club selection and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, while his next, Chasing the Devil , was longlisted for the George Orwell Prize. A journalist with the Daily Telegraph from 1990 to 2009, in 2010 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Northampton for services to writing. Born in Great Britain, he is based in Cape Town with his family. Klappentext The author set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition. This book tells of the author's journey and the story of Congo; as he made his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe. Zusammenfassung The author set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition. This book tells of the author's journey and the story of Congo; as he made his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Butcher, Butcher Tim
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.01.2008
• EAN: 9780099494287
• ISBN: 978-0-09-949428-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Congo, TRAVEL / Africa / Central, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)