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Blood River

by Tim Butcher · 2007

Travel · ranked #12 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

The author recounts his audacious and perilous quest through the Congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer H. M. Stanley to map the Congo River, traveling alone with an assortment of vehicl

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Category
Travel
First published
2007 · 2000s
Author
Tim Butcher
Standing
Recommended

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