Samuel White Baker

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Samuel White Baker


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
June 08, 1821

Died
December 30, 1893


Sir Samuel White Baker of Britain founded a settlement at Ceylon in 1848, explored the region of the Blue Nile from 1861 to 1862, and as the first such European, reached Albert in 1864.

Baker served as an English officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer, and abolitionist.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 376 ratings · 29 reviews · 127 distinct works
Man-eating Tigers of India:...

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In the Heart of Africa

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The Nile Tributaries of Aby...

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Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879

3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1879 — 72 editions
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The Rifle and The Hound in ...

3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1854 — 162 editions
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Eight Years' Wanderings In ...

3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1855 — 173 editions
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The Albert N'Yanza, Great B...

4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1866 — 124 editions
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Wild Beasts and Their Ways,...

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Ismailia

4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1874 — 94 editions
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Tigers and Tiger-Hunting

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“During our march the simoom was fearful, and the heat so intense that it was impossible to draw the guncases out of their leather covers, which it was necessary to cut open. All woodwork was warped; ivory knife-handles were split; paper broke when crunched in the hand, and the very marrow seemed to be dried out of the bones. The extreme dryness of the air induced an extraordinary amount of electricity in the hair and in all woollen materials. A Scotch plaid laid upon a blanket for a few hours adhered to it, and upon being withdrawn at night a sheet of flame was produced, accompanied by tolerably loud reports.”
Sir Samuel White Baker, In the Heart of Africa

“IN THE HEART OF AFRICA By Sir Samuel W. Baker,”
Sir Samuel White Baker, In the Heart of Africa

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