Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selection—the only work of nonfiction on the 2008 list— Blood River is the harrowing and audacious story of Tim Butcher's journey in the Congo and his retracing of renowned explorer H. M. Stanley's famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the Congo River. When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the legendary Congo River and the idea of re-creating Stanley's legendary journey along the three-thousand-mile waterway. Despite warnings that his plan was suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a pygmy-rights advocate, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. An utterly absorbing narrative that chronicles Tim Butcher's forty-four-day journey along the Congo River, Blood River is an unforgettable story of exploration and survival.
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The west, especially Belgium, colonialists first discovered this fertile land and exploited its riches, leaving behind them a poor, chaotic country. The author tried, near desperately, to follow an expedition trail created by Stanley along Congo River from the east Congo to the west, only to find the country more despairing. A compelling narrative.
评分The west, especially Belgium, colonialists first discovered this fertile land and exploited its riches, leaving behind them a poor, chaotic country. The author tried, near desperately, to follow an expedition trail created by Stanley along Congo River from the east Congo to the west, only to find the country more despairing. A compelling narrative.
评分The west, especially Belgium, colonialists first discovered this fertile land and exploited its riches, leaving behind them a poor, chaotic country. The author tried, near desperately, to follow an expedition trail created by Stanley along Congo River from the east Congo to the west, only to find the country more despairing. A compelling narrative.
评分The west, especially Belgium, colonialists first discovered this fertile land and exploited its riches, leaving behind them a poor, chaotic country. The author tried, near desperately, to follow an expedition trail created by Stanley along Congo River from the east Congo to the west, only to find the country more despairing. A compelling narrative.
评分The west, especially Belgium, colonialists first discovered this fertile land and exploited its riches, leaving behind them a poor, chaotic country. The author tried, near desperately, to follow an expedition trail created by Stanley along Congo River from the east Congo to the west, only to find the country more despairing. A compelling narrative.
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