A well written book, easy to read and follow and with insights unmatched.

A well written book, easy to read and follow and with insights unmatched.  Read Less

I finally resorted to constant, instant editing to relieve us both of the pain.

I finally resorted to constant, instant editing to relieve us both of the pain.  Read Less

Much to my chagrin were the endless tales of bickering, deceit, bitterness and betrayal and very little detail on the discoveri...  Read More

Much to my chagrin were the endless tales of bickering, deceit, bitterness and betrayal and very little detail on the discoveries large and small made along the way.  Read Less

The hardships endured by speke and richard burton (of entry into mecca fame) were unspeakable (to make a bad pun).

The hardships endured by speke and richard burton (of entry into mecca fame) were unspeakable (to make a bad pun).  Read Less

It was a very good price on amazon

It was a very good price on amazon  Read Less

There is clearly a great deal more to bombay's life story than was included here.

There is clearly a great deal more to bombay's life story than was included here.  Read Less

The british, under the auspices of the royal geographical society, sent explorers to map out various portions of the world with...  Read More

The british, under the auspices of the royal geographical society, sent explorers to map out various portions of the world with the aim of expanding their colonial empires.  Read Less

Despite having conclusively solved “the problem of all ages,” according to the royal geographical society, john hanning speke w...  Read More

Despite having conclusively solved “the problem of all ages,” according to the royal geographical society, john hanning speke was quickly and completely forgotten.  Read Less

He was captured, enslaved, and shipped from his east african home to india.

He was captured, enslaved, and shipped from his east african home to india.  Read Less

That is, land an expeditionary force from zanzibar, an island some twenty miles off the coast of modern day tanzania, and march...  Read More

That is, land an expeditionary force from zanzibar, an island some twenty miles off the coast of modern day tanzania, and march overland into the vast “mountains of the moon” region of central africa in modern day countries of rwanda and uganda.  Read Less

Carved in three languages, ancient greek, egyptian and egyptian demotic, philologists young from britain and later champollion ...  Read More

Carved in three languages, ancient greek, egyptian and egyptian demotic, philologists young from britain and later champollion from france both contributed to unlocking the language in 1832.  Read Less

Burton possessed an extremely valuable advantage over speke in their intense rivalry for the admiration of the royal geographic...  Read More

Burton possessed an extremely valuable advantage over speke in their intense rivalry for the admiration of the royal geographical society and british public opinion at large.  Read Less

During the height of this exploration, very few europeans had ventured into the heart of africa, but burton and speke, both tog...  Read More

During the height of this exploration, very few europeans had ventured into the heart of africa, but burton and speke, both together and separately, would attempt multiple times.  Read Less

Burton and speke although not the best synergy between them, made the best of their mission with limited resources.

Burton and speke although not the best synergy between them, made the best of their mission with limited resources.  Read Less

By the early 1900s, seven european countries would control more than 90 percent of africa, leaving only scattered pockets of in...  Read More

By the early 1900s, seven european countries would control more than 90 percent of africa, leaving only scattered pockets of independence - the empire of ethiopia in the east and liberia in the west - on a continent of more than eleven million square miles.  Read Less