To the Heart of the Nile Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa

Name: To the Heart of the Nile Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa
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ISBN: 9780060505578

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Authors: Pat Shipman

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In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szsz stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery and submission were not to be her destiny: Sam Baker, a wealthy English gentleman and eminent adventurer, was moved by compassion and an immediate, overpowering empathy for the young woman, and braved extraordinary perils to help her escape. Together, Florence and Sam -- whose love would remain passionate and constant throughout their lives -- forged into literally uncharted territory in a glorious attempt to unravel a mysterious and magnificent enigma called Africa. A stunning achievement, To the Heart of the Nile is an unforgettable portrait of an…

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List price: $24.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Pat Shipman is a professor of anthropology at Penn State University. Coauthor of the award-winning The Ape in the Tree, she writes for American Scientist and lives in Moncure, North Carolina.



Acknowledgments


Author's Note


Timeline



I Am Not a Slave



Shots, Knives, Yells, Corpses, and Fire



Like a Hawk After a Mouse



A Girl from the Harem



So Absurd an Errand



Heart of a Lion



Sitt, I Be Your Boy



A Perfect Hell



Are the Men Willing to March?



A Gorilla in London



Tock-tock-tock



The Water Cabbages Are Moving



My Legs Are But Useless Things



Life So Uncertain Here



A Courageous Lady



Supreme and Absolute Power



My Lady and I Shall Proceed Alone



Not a Gentleman in the Whole of Africa



The Legendary Reputation for Amazonian Qualities



That Disgraceful Outrage



You Promised You Would Never Return Without Me



How Can I Live?



March 11, 1916


Notes


Bibliography


A Note on Archives


Illustration Credits


Index