false 2184798 6 A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo &#8212; a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world &#8212; vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist.<br><br>Ever since Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the Congo has epitomized the dark and turbulent history of a failed continent. However, its troubles only served to increase the interest of Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher, who was sent to cover Africa in 2000. Before long he became obsessed with the idea of recreating Stanley&#8217;s original expedition &#8212; but travelling alone.<br><br>Despite warnings Butcher spent years poring over colonial-era maps and wooing rebel leaders before making his will and venturing to the Congo&#8217;s eastern border. He passed through once thriving cities of this country and saw the marks left behind by years of abuse and misrule. Almost, 2,500 harrowing miles later, he reached the Atlantic Ocean, a thinner and a wiser man.<br><br>Butcher&#8217;s journey was a remarkable feat. But the story of the Congo, vividly told in Blood River, is more remarkable still.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 1064369 3 1 2008 Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart total:234|5:60|4:94|3:67|2:11|1:2| 234 901 427 64 4 1 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:48:12 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:58:12 -0700 2008
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Tom Thomson, you would like this book! I picked this off of my daughter's book shelf last night and can't put it down. She read a review of it in Outside Magazine and found it to be a fascinating and passionately told account of the author's recreation of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 03:42:40 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 05:20:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:43:03 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:44:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 07:22:11 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:02:00 -0700 2009
Besides Butcher's ordeal, the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 20:06:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 25 09:15:31 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 20:06:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 22 05:08:38 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 27 16:32:06 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 22 05:08:38 -0700 2009 Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 19:05:30 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 19:17:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 01:53:15 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 06:24:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 22:37:05 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 02:35:34 -0700 2008
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