MYSTERY OF THE NILE: The Epic Story of the First Descent of the World's Deadliest River

Bangs, Richard & Scaturro, Pasquale

ISBN 10: 0399152628 / ISBN 13: 9780399152627

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2005

About this Item

First edition, first printing, hardcover. x, 294 pages. Maps, color photos. Fine with tail of spine lightly bumped, in a fine, mylar-covered dust jacket. The story of the first complete descent of the Blue Nile and Nile Rivers.

Seller Inventory # 008795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MYSTERY OF THE NILE: The Epic Story of the First Descent of the World's Deadliest River
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399152628
• ISBN 13: 9780399152627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • African History

About this title

Synopsis

An account of the first successful complete descent of the Nile River, made by renowned adventurer Pasquale Scaturro in 2004, traces his 3,250-mile kayak journey between Ethiopia and Alexandria, a geographical expedition that was marked by dangerous animals, bandits, militia, sandstorms, and other violent elements. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Richard Bangs is the author of The Lost River, for which he was awarded the National Outdoor Book Award. The founder of Mountain Travel Sobek, an adventure-travel firm, he has written more than five hundred magazine articles and eleven books.

Pasquale Scaturro is a renowned geophysicist and adventurer. In 2001 he led the successful Mount Everest expedition that broke four Everest climbing records. In 2004 he became the first person to complete a successful descent of the Nile. Scaturro lives in Colorado, where he heads Exploration Specialists International, which leads expeditions around the globe.