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The Resource Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger
Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger
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The item Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Red Nile navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change. Writer Robert Twigger connects the comprehensive history of the Nile with his personal experience of living in Egypt while researching the Nile's historical origins. Twigger covers the entirety of the river, charting the length of the Nile from its disputed origins through Africa on a whirlwind tour of the rulers, explorers, conquerors, generals, and novelists who painted the Nile "red. The result of this meticulously researched book is an all-inclusive history of this epic river and the incredible connections throughout history.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 466 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Natural Nile : beasts and beginnings
- Ancient Nile : famine, pestilence, and a severed penis
- River of the believers : madness and mystics
- The Nile extended : raw steak and Napoleon
- The Nile damned : elephants, exploration, and Agatha Christie's trunk
- Blood on the Nile : from assassination to revolution
- Isbn
- 9781250052339
- Label
- Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river
- Title
- Red Nile
- Title remainder
- a biography of the world's greatest river
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Twigger
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Red Nile navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change. Writer Robert Twigger connects the comprehensive history of the Nile with his personal experience of living in Egypt while researching the Nile's historical origins. Twigger covers the entirety of the river, charting the length of the Nile from its disputed origins through Africa on a whirlwind tour of the rulers, explorers, conquerors, generals, and novelists who painted the Nile "red. The result of this meticulously researched book is an all-inclusive history of this epic river and the incredible connections throughout history.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Twigger, Robert
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT115
- LC item number
- .T94 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nile River
- Nile River Valley
- Nile River
- Nile River Valley
- Label
- Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-453) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Natural Nile : beasts and beginnings -- Ancient Nile : famine, pestilence, and a severed penis -- River of the believers : madness and mystics -- The Nile extended : raw steak and Napoleon -- The Nile damned : elephants, exploration, and Agatha Christie's trunk -- Blood on the Nile : from assassination to revolution
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 466 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250052339
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014022126
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)883962326
- (OCoLC)ocn883962326
- Label
- Red Nile : a biography of the world's greatest river, Robert Twigger
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-453) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Natural Nile : beasts and beginnings -- Ancient Nile : famine, pestilence, and a severed penis -- River of the believers : madness and mystics -- The Nile extended : raw steak and Napoleon -- The Nile damned : elephants, exploration, and Agatha Christie's trunk -- Blood on the Nile : from assassination to revolution
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- viii, 466 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250052339
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014022126
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)883962326
- (OCoLC)ocn883962326
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