TO THE HEART OF THE NILE HEART OF AFRICA by Pat Shipman
Florence Baker's extraordinary life from the Hungarian revolution to Ottoman empire harem, to being saved from slavery by wealthy English adventurer Sam Baker to a life of danger, excitement and passion exploring the uncharted interior of Africa in search of the source of the Nile, and finally winning acceptance in polite Victorian society.
Pat Shipman is a freelance writer and Professor of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research has focussed on human origins, Paleontology and anthropology and has published more than 100 articles on human evolution. She is the author of The Neandertals, 1993, which was a finalist for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize and was listed as a New York times notable book of the year; The Wisdom Of Bones, 1197 Was Awarded The Rhone-Poulenc Prize; Taking Wing, 1998, and The Man Who Found The Missing Link, 2001, was named as one of the notable books of the year by the Los Angeles Times. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Royal Geographical Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552771009 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552771007 |
| Title | TO THE HEART OF THE NILE HEART OF AFRICA |
| Author | Pat Shipman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
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