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Blood river : a journey to Africa's broken heart / Tim Butcher.

Butcher, Tim, 1967- (Author).

Summary:

The author recounts his perilous quest through the Congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer H.M. Stanley to map the Congo River, traveling by an assortment of vehicles, and aided by characters ranging from U.N. aid workers to a pygmy-rights advocate.

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  • ISBN: 9780802118776
  • Physical Description: xvi, 363 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Grove Press, [2008]

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General Note:
Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-350) and index.

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Butcher, Tim, 1967- > Travel > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Description and travel.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Congo River > Description and travel.

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