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Walking the Nile. LEVISON WOOD

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Author: LEVISON WOOD
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Published Date: 02 Feb 2016
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780802124494
Download Link: Walking the Nile
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The Nile, one of the world s great rivers, has long been an object of fascination and obsession. From Alexander the Great and Nero, to Victorian adventurers David Livingstone, John Hanning Speke, and Henry Morton Stanley, the river has seduced men and led them into wild adventures. English writer, photographer, and explorer Levison Wood is just the latest. His "Walking the Nile" is a captivating account of a remarkable and unparalleled Nile journey. Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the fabled river. He followed the Nile for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nationsRwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egyptto the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police. As well as recounting his triumphs, like escaping a charging hippo and staving off wild crocodiles, Wood s gripping account recalls the loss of Matthew Power, a journalist who died suddenly from heat exhaustion during their trek. As Wood walks on, often joined by local guides who help him to navigate foreign languages and customs, "Walking the Nile" maps out African history and contemporary life. An inimitable tale of survival, resilience, and sheer willpower, "Walking the Nile" is an inspiring chronicle of an epic journey down the lifeline of civilization in northern Africa."

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