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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 45 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Cast |
Read by Tim Butcher. |
Summary |
When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Butcher, Tim, 1967- -- Travel -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel.
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Congo River -- Description and travel.
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Added Author |
Butcher, Tim.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781471207648 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1471207641 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT12248070 |
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