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Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 69
Language
English
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Description
Bennett Cerf selected the tales in this edition in 1932 for the Modern Library as the "most famous and representative" from the multivolume translation by Sir Richard Francis Burton.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers, a story of courage and adventure brings to life the rivalry between two enemies--a decorated soldier and a young aristocrat/Army officer--as they set out to find the mysterious headwaters of the Nile River.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In The Explorers, New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard shares the rich saga of the Burton and Speke expedition. To better understand their motivations and ultimate success, Dugard guides readers through the seven vital traits that Burton and Speke, as well as many of history's legendary explorers, called upon to see their impossible journeys through to the end: curiosity, hope, passion, courage, independence, self-discipline, and perseverance....
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