6/6/2023 0 Comments Blood River by Tim Butcher![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stanley’s famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the Congo River. ![]() Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still. Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selectionthe 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. 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. Autor/Author: Tim Butcher Tytu/Title: Blood River ISBN: 9780099494287. 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. To obtain a real picture please contact us. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H. He winds up sad and chastened: "The Congo stands as a totem for the failed continent of Africa." Butcher starts off stubborn, blithely defiant to his colleagues' doomy warnings. Fighting rages, disease is rampant the daily death toll tops 1,200. There are few roads and no more railways, boats, brass bands or hippos ("everything edible had long since been shot"). STONKING Congo adventure in which Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher endeavours to follow in the footsteps of Henry Stanley on his famous expedition to map the 1,800 mile river. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT. ![]()
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