![]() ![]() Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of unlikely characters, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.īutcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still. Stanley's famous nineteenth century trans-Africa expedition - but travelling alone.ĭespite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. A compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalists daring and adventurous journey. A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist. When war correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Brief summary Blood River: A Journey to Africas Broken Heart. ![]() **THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Ī compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey. ![]()
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