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"For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, ... European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe-- and extend their colonial empires. Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier ... Speke was a young aristocrat...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The world was fascinated and concerned. Dr. David Livingstone's 1866 expedition to find the source of the Nile River in Africa was only supposed to last two years. But it had been almost six years since anyone had heard from the famous British explorer. That's when a young American newspaper reporter named Henry Morton Stanley decided to go on his own expedition to find Dr. Livingstone. Author Jim Gigliotti chronicles the lives of both of these men...
3) Kadoma
Publisher
Clear H2O Films
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (42 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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After more than a decade exploring Central Africa, Hendri Coetzee is a modern legend in the annals of African exploration. He walked nearly a thousand miles of Tanzanian coastline and led the first team down the entire length of the Nile through war-torn Sudan all the way to the Mediterranean. He returned to kayak solo the most difficult section of the river through the densest populations of hippos and crocodiles found anywhere on the planet. Calling...
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Describes the civilization of ancient Kush, including the roles and responsibilities of the people within different social classes, including rulers, warriors, priests, writers, and the common people. Kush was one of the great ancient kingdoms of Africa. The ancient Kushites were sometimes in conflict with their northern neighbors, the ancient Egyptians, for control of the Nile River Valley. Their warriors were known for their archery skills. Besides...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xii, 336 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Grant has plunged with his trademark recklessness, wit, and curiosity into East Africa. Setting out to make the first descent of an unexplored river in Tanzania, he gets waylaid in Zanzibar by thieves, whores, and a charismatic former golf pro before crossing the Indian Ocean in a rickety cargo boat. And then the real adventure begins. Known to local tribes as “the river of bad spirits,” the Malagarasi River is a daunting adversary even with a...
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