The Black Nile
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The Black Nile by Dan Morrison
A supremely entertaining work, and also an important one. -David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z Upon hearing the news of tenuous peace in Sudan, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison bought a plank-board boat, summoned a friend who'd never left America, and set out from Uganda, paddling the Nile on a quest to reach Cairo-a trip that tyranny and war had made impossible for decades. With the propulsive force of a thriller, Morrison's chronicle is a mash-up of travel narrative and reportage, packed with flights into the frightful and absurd. From the hardscrabble fishing villages on Lake Victoria to the floating nightclubs of Cairo, The Black Nile tracks the snarl of commonalities and conflicts that bleed across the Nile valley, bringing to life a complex region in profound transition.Dan Morrison has contributed to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, US News & World Report, and Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670021987 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670021989 |
| Title | The Black Nile |
| Author | Dan Morrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2010-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 307 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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