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"From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirring story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time, and its complicated legacy The Nile River is the longest in the world. Its fertile floodplain allowed for rise to the great civilization of ancient Egypt, but for millennia the location of its headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Pharaonic and Roman attempts to find it were stymied by a...
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2014.
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First U.S. edition.
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English
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From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Red Nile navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change.
Seasoned historical writer Robert Twigger...
5) The Nile
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2009.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, peoples, and environmental issues of the Nile River Basin"--Provided by publisher.
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[1985]
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English
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Henry Stanley's physical and mental toughness earned him the nickname Bula Matari, "Rock Breaker." Although best known for finding the lost Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the explorer and journalist had many other adventures around the world.
Born in Wales in 1841, he was placed in a workhouse by his uncle at the age of six. Stanley escaped nine years later and made his way to New Orleans by working as a cabin boy. He fought for the Confederacy...
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[2014]
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First American edition.
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English
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It was Herodotus who first called Egypt "the gift of the river." Now renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us along the Nile to reveal how it continues to hold the key to understanding the earliest of the great ancient civilizations as well as the volatile and rapidly modernizing country that is Egypt today. Wilkinson's narrative takes us from the river's mystical sources (the Blue Nile which rises in Ethiopia, and the White Nile coursing from...
9) Nile River
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2000.
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English
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Surveys the origin, tributaries, history, plant and animal life, and the Aswan Dam of the Nile River.
12) The Nile
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[2003]
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English
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Describes the Nile River from ancient times to the present, and discusses what must be done to protect and preserve this river.
15) The Nile
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1994.
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English
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Describes the course of the Nile River from its source in central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea and people who have explored it, civilizations it has fostered, efforts to control it, and more.
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On tour ) volume 105
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
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A cruise on the Nile in the wake of the ancient Egyptians, an adventure into the world of the Pharaohs and the exploration of their mammoth culture. A three-kilometer avenue of sphinxes leads from Luxor to Karnak. Built during the reigns of Ramses the 2nd and Amenophis the 3rd, thei impressive avenue was dedicated to three gods of Thebes. The facade of the 260 meter long temple is decorated with six huge statues of Ramses. At night, the temple complex...
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