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by Levison Wood
In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book, recounting Levison Wood’s walk the length of the Nile, he will uncover the history of the Nile, yet through the people he meets and who will help him with his journey, he will come face-to-face with the great story of a modern Africa emerging out of the past.
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His journey is 4,250 miles long.
He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers.
He is passing through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis.
He will cross seven, very different countries.
No one has ever made this journey on foot.
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Exploration and Africa are two of his great passions – they motivate his inquisitiveness and resolution not to fail, yet the challenges of the terrain, the climate, the animals, the people and his own psychological resolution will throw at him are immense.
The dangers are very real, but so is the motivation for this ex-army officer. If he can overcome the mental and physical challenges, he will be walking into history…
| Book Condition | Used – Good |
|---|---|
| Cover | Paperback |
| Size | 352 pages, 130x200x24mm |
| Published | January 1st 2016 by Simon Schuster UK (first published January 2015) |
| Genre | Nonfiction, Adventure, Biography, History, Memoir, Travel |
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