I love reading history and fancy myself to be quite well read on a variety of historical topics, however I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that much of what I read in this book was completely new to me. This book deals with the Upper Nile region of Sudan and Central Africa, primarily in the latter half of the 19th century. Parts of the book dealing with Speke, David Livingstone and Henry Stanley were somewhat familiar to...
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Don't let political correctness and revisionist history keep you away from this book. This is a fascinating, well written book. Hightly recommended to anyone interested in the exploration and history surrounding the Nile.
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Alan Moorehead is one of the finest writers of history books for the lay reader, and "The White Nile" is one of his best books. Moorehead focuses on the period of 1856-1899, telling the story of European discovery, conquest, and colonization of the Nile region. The first part, "Exploration", covers Burton, Speke, Baker, Mutesa, Livingstone, and Stanley. The second part, "Exploitation", covers growing European influence in...
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I can't believe that I first read this book when I was 16 years old in 1965!! It mesmerized me back then. I did not do my homework I was so engrossed by this book! I bought the book at one of those discount stores, that sold paperback books with the front cover ripped off. I consider this book to be one of the best books I ever read! Last year I bought a mint condition hard cover first edition copy of the White Nile, reading...
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Alan Moorehead's pair of Nile historys (the other being The Blue Nile) are, quite simply, wonderful. If history had been like this when I was in school they would never had gotten me out of the classroom! The White Nile tells the story of the search for the fabled source of the Nile River and the subsequent "opening up" of the African interior. An incredible cast of characters is served up, including Speke, Burton, Baker,...
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