THE WHITE NILE : Revised Edition
by Moorehead, Alan
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060130490
- ISBN 13
- 9780060130497
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New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1971. Revised Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Text/Near New. Illustrated taupe boards/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/Good; sound w/edge rubs, short closed tears & losses to upper edges. Label remanets to fEP, and PO embossed stamp to first title page. First published 1960. This is the Revised Edition of 1971 in which text has been slightly shorted to include 48 color plates and 120 monochrome illustration. Historical narrative of Western exploration of Central Africa and search for source water of the Nile. The White Nile and the Blue Nile being the two main tributaries of the great river. This volume concentrates on expeditions of the years 1856 - 1900. Australian-born journalist and author Alan Moorehead (1910 - 1983) also wrote the complimentary volume, "The Blue Nile" (1961), which steps back further to 1798. Text supported by illustrations, photos and maps. 18 chapters in 4 parts: I, The Exploration; II, The Exploitation; III, The Moslem Revolt; and, IV, The Christian Victory, followed by Epilogue and Chronology.
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The story of the Nile from the mountains of the Moon to the Mediterranean.
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- Title
- THE WHITE NILE : Revised Edition
- Author
- Moorehead, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0060130490
- ISBN 13
- 9780060130497
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Adventure/Expedition/History/Africa/The Nile
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