Blood River
CD Edition
by Tim Butcher
narrated by the author
Genre: Travel
Age Group: Adult
Book Reference: RTL1033
ISBN: 978 1 40741 739 4
Duration: 9h 45m (approx.) on 9 CDs
Publication Date: April 2008
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Synopsis
When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. 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 vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.
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