![]() ![]() Some travel is inspired, some courageous, some insane. Butcher’s breadth of knowledge is both impressive and eclectic.” Washington Post Less an adventure tale than a journalistic investigation of what has gone wrong in the Congo, and why. ![]() An utterly absorbing narrative that chronicles Butcher's forty-four-day journey along the Congo River, Blood River is an unforgettable story of exploration and survival. Making his way in an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a pygmy rights advocate, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurer. ![]() Despite warnings that his plan was suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a backpack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the legendary Congo River and the idea of recreating Stanley's journey along the three-thousand-mile waterway. Stanley's famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the Congo River. ![]() Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selection-the only work of nonfiction on the 2008 list- Blood River is the harrowing and audacious story of Tim Butcher's journey in the Congo and his retracing of legendary explorer H. ![]()
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