An old book on exploring the Nile River, and fishing and hunting while doing so.

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I had this bookmarked and was reading it on line. Alas, there are only two kinds of people with computers, those who have lost important information, and those who are going to.

It was really interesting and had a lot of information about the river and the people encountered while travelling upriver towards the source. It was many, many, years ago, and they hunted and fished along the way.

May have found the link to it here on CGN. Anyone here know the title or where to find it? I have completely forgotten it. Getting old is interesting, to say the least.

Posted this on The Fire as well.

Thanks,
Ted
 
Sir Samuel Baker -
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
 
saskbooknut said:
Sir Samuel Baker -
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
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Nicely done, and did your screen name justice there.
 
This is worth a read; "Sport in the eastern Sudan; from Souakin to the Blue Nile" by WB Cotton

You can download it from archive.org, but be warned, it is a rabbit hole, soon you'll start haunting ebay and abebooks looking for hard copies of the books you find and your wife will start complaining you have too many old books.
 
Might as well keep the suggestions going, one of the best books I’ve read is “The Sheltering Desert” by Henno Martin. Two German geologists decide for hide from conscription in the Namib desert, how long could the war last? They ended up reverting to the Stone Age, literally, though with German scientific notes documenting the whole experience. Their psychology changed with the extended isolation, they literally began to see themselves for what we are, animals. It’s brilliant.
 
thank Ted and Angus for that thread. i do not think i want to try to live in stone ages without the knowledge in Namib desert or others for that. i ve seen Kudu at the border of CAR and Chad and they were eating water melons that they found in the desert: the aera was called Aouk not a desert per say just arid ...
 
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