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To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa

Autor Pat Shipman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 dec 2004
In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szász stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery and submission were not to be her destiny: Sam Baker, a wealthy English gentleman and eminent adventurer, was moved by compassion and an immediate, overpowering empathy for the young woman, and braved extraordinary perils to help her escape. Together, Florence and Sam -- whose love would remain passionate and constant throughout their lives -- forged into literally uncharted territory in a glorious attempt to unravel a mysterious and magnificent enigma called Africa.
A stunning achievement, To the Heart of the Nile is an unforgettable portrait of an unforgettable woman: a story of discovery, bravery, determination, and love, meticulously reconstructed through journals, documents, and private papers, and told in the inimitable narrative style that has already won Pat Shipman resounding international acclaim.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780060505578
ISBN-10: 0060505575
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks

Recenzii

“A terrific love story . . . fascinating and historically interesting . . . [a] highly readable book.” — San Jose Mercury News
“I found myself caught up in the narrative . . . convincing.” — Grand Rapids Press
“Shipman’s account shines with historical clarity and narrative fluency...a reverent and careful tribute.” — Publishers Weekly
“Absorbing ... conveys the danger in confronting Africa’s vast unchartered territory [and] reveals the life of a very tough woman.” — Los Angeles Times
“An extraordinary achievement of research and imagination.” — Stanley Weintraub, biographer of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Benjamin Disraeli, and Charlotte and Lionel Rothschild
“A brilliant history and an engrossing tale.” — Shawn Carlson, Ph.D., MacArthur Fellow

Notă biografică

Pat Shipman is the author of eight previous books, including The Man Who Found the Missing Link and Taking Wing, which won the Phi Beta Kappa Prize for science and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award and named a New York Times Notable Book for 1998. Her numerous awards and honors include the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for The Wisdom of the Bones (written with Alan Walker). Her most recent book is To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa. She is currently an adjunct professor of anthropology at Pennsylvania State University and lives in State College, Pennsylvania.