Blood River: The Terrifying Journey Through The World’s Most Dangerous Country

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Published to rave reviews in the UK and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selection—the one work of nonfiction at the 2008 list—Blood River is the harrowing and audacious story of Tim Butcher’s journey within the Congo and his retracing of legendary explorer H. M. Stanley’s famous 1874 expedition during which he mapped the Congo River. When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was once sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly become obsessed with the legendary Congo River and the idea of recreating Stanley’s journey along the three-thousand-mile waterway. In spite of warnings that his plan was once suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo’s eastern border with only a backpack and a couple of thousand dollars hidden in his boots. 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 within the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurer. 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.

Published to rave reviews in the UK and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selection—the one work of nonfiction at the 2008 list—Blood River is the harrowing and audacious story of Tim Butcher’s journey within the Congo and his retracing of legendary explorer H. M. Stanley’s famous 1874 expedition during which he mapped the Congo River. When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was once sent to Africa in 2000 he quickly become obsessed with the legendary Congo River and the idea of recreating Stanley’s journey along the three-thousand-mile waterway. In spite of warnings that his plan was once suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo’s eastern border with only a backpack and a couple of thousand dollars hidden in his boots. 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 within the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurer. 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.

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