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To The Heart Of The Nile - Pat Shipman

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Author :		Shipman, Pat
Title :		To The Heart Of The Nile
Subtitle :		Lady Florence Baker And The Exploration Of Central Africa
Format :		PAPERBACK
Binding :		Paperback
Edition :		Reprint
Publisher :		Harpercollins
Publication Date :		Sat, Jan 01 2005
Pages :		428
Story Type :		Nile River
Weight :		0.8 lbs
Dimensions :		5.25 x 8.0 x 1.0 (W x H x D)
ISBN :		0060505575

Description

A portrait drawn from personal journals and other historical documents discusses the nineteenth-century female adventurer's rescue from slavery, her education under and marriage to wealthy English adventurer Sam Baker, and her life of danger and excitement in the uncharted interior of Africa. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

Subject Listing

- Explorers; Nile River; Biography.
- Women explorers; Nile River; Biography.
- Explorers; Africa/Central; Biography.

Additional Subjects

Age & Grade		12th Grade
Author Gender		Female Author
Author Nationality		USA
Continent/Region		Africa
		Europe
Emotions & Issues		Captivity
		Discovery
		Love
Genre		Adventure
		Historical Fiction
		Travel
Reading Level		Adult
Recommendation		Recommended
Subject		Exploration
		Rivers
Time Period/Century		19th AD
Values		Freedom
		Knowledge
		Learning

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