In the Heart of Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781717256928)

In March, 1861, I commenced an expedition to discover the sources of the Nile, with the hope of meeting the East African expedition of Captains Speke and Grant, that had been sent by the English Government from the South via Zanzibar, for the same object. I had not the presumption to publish my intention, as the sources of the Nile had hitherto defied all explorers, but I had inwardly determined to accomplish this difficult task or to die in the attempt. From my youth I had been inured to hardships and endurance in wild sports in tropical climates, and when I gazed upon the map of Africa I had a wild hope, mingled with humility, that, even as the insignificant worm bores through the hardest oak, I might by perseverance reach the heart of Africa. I could not conceive that anything in this world has power to resist a determined will, so long as health and life remain.

Author: Samuel White Baker
ISBN-10: 1717256929
ISBN-13: 9781717256928
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2018
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.46d