Facing the Congo A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness

Name: Facing the Congo A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness
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ISBN: 9780609808269

ISBN-10: 0609808265

ISBN-13: 9780609808269

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jeffrey Tayler

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Faced with an identity crisis in his work and his life, seasoned traveler and journalist Jeffrey Tayler made a bold decision. He would leave behind his mundane existence in Moscow to re-create the legendary British explorer Henry Stanley’s trip down the Congo in a dugout canoe, stocked with food, medicine, and even a gun-toting guide. But once his tiny boat pushed off the banks of this mysterious river, Tayler realized he was in a place where maps and supplies would have no bearing on his survival. As Tayler navigates this immense waterway, he encounters a land of smothering heat and intense rains, wary villagers, corrupt officials and dead-eyed soldiers demanding bribes, jungle animals,…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/9/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.96" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Jeffrey Tayler is the author of "Siberian Dawn: A Journey Across the New Russia". He writes for "Conde Nast Traveler", "Spin", "Harper's", and other publications and is a regular commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered". Two of his essays appeared in the inaugural edition of "The Best American Travel Writing". He lives in Russia.



Acknowledgments


Prologue: Visions of a River


Brazzaville


The Beach


Kinshasa


The Colonel


Shoving Off


Stowaways


Dancing on the Equator


Into the Great Forest


Upriver


Kisangani


Alone on the River


Land without Evenings


The Woes of SNIP


Omens


Danger


Lisala


Crisis


Chasing the Ebeya


Mbandaka Again


Epilogue


List of Illustrations