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

Millard spent five years sifting through archives and traveling the world to write it, and she ended up with the best book i’ve...  Read More

Millard spent five years sifting through archives and traveling the world to write it, and she ended up with the best book i’ve read in a while.  Read Less

While this book does him more justice than past accounts, it does not treat his story with the kind of rigor and detail given t...  Read More

While this book does him more justice than past accounts, it does not treat his story with the kind of rigor and detail given to burton and speke.  Read Less

) at any rate, my previous reads of millard's work noted a perceptive eye, a great ability to weave tedious material into an en...  Read More

) at any rate, my previous reads of millard's work noted a perceptive eye, a great ability to weave tedious material into an engaging narrative and an ability to reconstruct the sense of the time and milieu associated with the story.  Read Less

This book, like millard's earlier book, river of doubt, should have been a five-star book.

This book, like millard's earlier book, river of doubt, should have been a five-star book.  Read Less

It's possible these elements of his life weren't detailed because this book centers on the hunt for the source of the nile, but...  Read More

It's possible these elements of his life weren't detailed because this book centers on the hunt for the source of the nile, but that doesn't fully explain the omission.  Read Less