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100 1 _aButcher, Tim,
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245 1 0 _aBlood river :
_bthe terrifying journey through the world's most dangerous country /
_cTim Butcher.
260 _aNew York :
_bGrove Press,
_c2008.
300 _axvi, 363 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2007, under title : Blood river : a journey to Africa's broken heart.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-348) and index.
505 0 _aAfrica's broken heart -- The final frontier -- Cobalt town -- The pearl of Tanganyika -- Walked to death -- The Jungle Books -- Up a river without a paddle -- Pirogue progress -- The Equator Express -- Bend in the river -- River passage -- Road rage.
520 _aThe author recounts his audacious and perilous quest through the Congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer H. M. Stanley to map the Congo River, traveling alone with an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and dugout canoe, and aided by characters ranging from U.N. aid workers to a pygmy-rights advocate.
600 1 0 _aButcher, Tim,
_d1967-
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_zCongo (Democratic Republic)
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651 0 _aCongo (Democratic Republic)
_xDescription and travel.
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651 0 _aCongo River
_xDescription and travel.
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