River of the Gods
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What’s it about?
Two brilliant, flawed explorers—Burton and Speke—battle fever, African kingdoms, and each other in a savage quest to discover the source of the Nile.
You’ll learn
- How obsession can poison friendship
- The myth of the lone European explorer
- The brutal toll of Victorian exploration
- Why Speke's discovery sparked a bitter feud