Blue Nile

Fülszöveg

This vivid chronicle takes us down the Blue Nile
from its source high on an ethiopian mountain to the sudan border. a trekking and river journey that has rarely been done and never before in one uninterrupted excursion. Steeped in history and drenched in adventure, it combines the thrill of whitewater rapids with a wonderful portrait of the ancient cultures and peoples who make their home beside this sacred torrent that rushes through some of
Africa's most ruggedly beautiful country.
Risky even today, with dangers that range from crocodiles to malaria to armed
bandits, it's an unforgettable journey—and a wonderful introduction to a graceful, colorful people. their exotic land, and a proud tradition that has endured since the days of solomon and sheba.
PRAISE FOR ANCESTRAL PASSIONS: THE LEAKEY FAMILY AND THE QUEST FOR HUMANKINDS BEGINNINGS, BY VIRGINIA MORELL, A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"ANCESTRAL PASSIONS IS A GREAT STORY ABOUT A GREAT FAMILY, TOLD WITH THE... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This vivid chronicle takes us down the Blue Nile
from its source high on an ethiopian mountain to the sudan border. a trekking and river journey that has rarely been done and never before in one uninterrupted excursion. Steeped in history and drenched in adventure, it combines the thrill of whitewater rapids with a wonderful portrait of the ancient cultures and peoples who make their home beside this sacred torrent that rushes through some of
Africa's most ruggedly beautiful country.
Risky even today, with dangers that range from crocodiles to malaria to armed
bandits, it's an unforgettable journey—and a wonderful introduction to a graceful, colorful people. their exotic land, and a proud tradition that has endured since the days of solomon and sheba.
PRAISE FOR ANCESTRAL PASSIONS: THE LEAKEY FAMILY AND THE QUEST FOR HUMANKINDS BEGINNINGS, BY VIRGINIA MORELL, A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"ANCESTRAL PASSIONS IS A GREAT STORY ABOUT A GREAT FAMILY, TOLD WITH THE RIGOR OF SERIOUS JOURNALISM AND THE GRACE AND STYLE OF THE BEST FICTION BY TURNS CANDID. COMPASSIONATE. INSIGHTFUL, AND THRILLING, IT DOES FULL JUSTICE TO WHAT IS. IN EVERY SENSE. A MODERN EPIC."
-joe kane, author or running the amazon
"SPLENDID."-r/ML
' AN ABSORBING. IMPORTANT BOOK. WHEN YOU LIFT YOUR HEAD. THE WORLD LOOKS DIFFERENT." -the new york times book review
Sacred, mysterious, powerful, the Blue Mile
has carved a deep channel through human history. From its source in the wild Ethiopian highlands, this river passes through some of the most untamed country on Earth as it rushes toward its desert rendezvous with the White Nile in Sudan. More than one adventurer has perished in the Blue Nile Gorge, whose hazards range from raging rapids to menacing crocodiles to armed bandits.
When National Geographic invited Virginia Morell to join its 1999 expedition—which hoped to be the first to descend the river in a single, uninterrupted trip from its source to the Sudan border—she jumped at the chance to revisit Ethiopia, a land she'd come to love during a sojourn many years before. The only African country never colonized by Europeans, its history spans more than two millennia from King Menelik, said in legend to be the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, to Ras Tafari, better known to the West as Haile Selassie, who ruled until his overthrow in 1974. This is an insular culture, isolated by geography and tradition, where ferenjjoeh visitors are greeted with curiosity and courtesy—and sometimes suspicion, after three decades of military rule and a long war with Eritrea.
Highlighted by Nevada Wier's evocative photographs, Morell's engrossing account introduces a world where tribesmen still hunt leopards with spears, and where villagers sometimes journey for days to catch a glimpse of foreigners and their marvelous boats. We linger at an impromptu concert and feast with people who have never seen a white face before, meet patriarchs whose Christianity stretches back to the Roman Empire, and face off with Kalashnikov-toting militiamen who may not be able to read the documents they demand. By the time we reach the border town of Bumbadi, we've been taken on an unforgettable journey through time—and among a strong people who've resisted the advances of the modern world. Vissza