21. Philly.com | African Odyssey The life of a truck driver in Africa is filled with delays bureaucratic screw-ups, In 1862, British explorer john hanning speke came across the falls, http://inquirer.philly.com/specials/2000/africa/stories/odyssey28.asp

Series front E-mailbag Photos Maps ... N.I.E. The Journey Day one Day two Day three Day four ... Day thirteen April 28, 2000 Near the source of the Nile, stuck in a bureaucratic sea A two-night delay at the Uganda border was part of the frustration. Sixth in a series By Andrew Maykuth INQUIRER STAFF WRITER LUGAZI, Uganda - Francis Kuria counted his blessings as his truck bearing 35 tons of American relief food made it this far down the highway yesterday, though progress had come at a price. Delayed for two nights at the Uganda-Kenya border, Kuria woke up unsure if he would spend a third night in Malaba, the seedy Ugandan border town. But his papers cleared customs at the last minute and his company rushed in a spare part to make his truck roadworthy again. So off he went in the afternoon. By day's end, Kuria had traveled only 110 miles and had been shaken down by customs agents who accused him of carrying too much diesel fuel into Uganda. But the Kenyan driver was grateful his delays at the border were relatively brief, by African standards. "I wanted to get moving again," said Kuria, 56, whose truck is carrying grain donated by the U.S. Agency for International Development to war victims in Sudan.

22. Books I Have Bought - June 2000 in the remarkable life of the great african explorer Henry M. Stanley. Richard Burton and john hanning speke; driven by an intense and restless http://www.miskatonic.org/books/jun00.html

23. Africa In Literature - The Congo Cookbook (African Recipes) Www.congocookbook.co Africa in Literature Recommended Reading About Africa. john hanning speke.19th century explorer who finally discovered the source of the Nile. http://www.congocookbook.com/c0062.html

The Congo Cookbook Sitemap About Africa Africa in Literature Chicken Fish Meat Rice ... Other Search this website: About Africa Africa in Literature Africa in the Movies Africa on the Web African Cookbook Review African Geography Quiz # 1 ... Amazon.com Search Now: recommended reading about Africa Africa in Literature "There are as many Africas as there are books about Africa and as many books about it as you could read in a leisurely lifetime." Beryl Markham, West with the Night This page contains a list of recommended fiction and non-fiction about Africa. The Congo Cookbook contains many excerpts pertaining to African cooking and food from a variety of published sources; The Excerpts page lists featured excerpts by author, along with a brief description of the excerpt and a link to the page containing it. The African Cookbook Review contains recommended African cookbooks. Chinua Achebe One of Nigeria's best known novelists. Arrow of God Things Fall Apart , and No Longer at Ease tell of African traditions clashing with European colonialism. A Man of the People is a story of politics and corruption.

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25. Independent Online Edition > Central : App6 he made with the explorer john hanning speke to discover the source of the Nile; african Odyssey, from Travelbag Adventures (01420 541007; http://travel.independent.co.uk/africa/central/article195544.ece

Ads_kid=0; Ads_bid=0; Ads_xl=0; Ads_yl=0; Ads_xp=''; Ads_yp=''; Ads_opt=0; Ads_wrd=''; Ads_prf='art=195544'; Ads_par=''; Ads_cnturl=''; Ads_sec=0; Ads_channels=''; Home News UK Crime ... Interviews var articleheadline = "Grand tours - Tanganyika: a near-death experience" Home Travel Africa Central Grand tours - Tanganyika: a near-death experience The series which follows the literary adventures of the world's great writers. This week, Sir Richard Burton risks all in search of the source of the Nile Published: 30 March 2002 Sir Richard Francis Burton, linguist, writer and explorer, was born in 1821. In 1842 he joined the East India Company and, while stationed in India, learned Persian, Afghan, Hindustani, and Arabic, enabling him to translate the 'Arabian Nights' and the 'Kama Sutra'. The extract here is taken from an account of an expedition he made with the explorer John Hanning Speke to discover the source of the Nile; they located Lake Tanganyika in 1858 but the enterprise ended in acrimony. Burton died in 1890. Sir Richard Francis Burton, linguist, writer and explorer, was born in 1821. In 1842 he joined the East India Company and, while stationed in India, learned Persian, Afghan, Hindustani, and Arabic, enabling him to translate the 'Arabian Nights' and the 'Kama Sutra'. The extract here is taken from an account of an expedition he made with the explorer John Hanning Speke to discover the source of the Nile; they located Lake Tanganyika in 1858 but the enterprise ended in acrimony. Burton died in 1890.

26. SoSr He was the first african and first black to win the Nobel Prize for literature,1986. speke, john hanning (18271864) English explorer - St. Vincent http://www.philately.com/philately/biososr.htm

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27. Project MUSE relations with john hanning speke, Charles Reade, and Margaret Oliphant. john Blackwood discovered that the african explorer commanded execrable http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/libraries_and_culture/v039/39.1boehm.html

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Central Africa, explored Unimaps.com The founding of the 'Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa' in London in 1788 introduced a new era of exploration of that continent. This 'Africa Association' was created by the zeal and enthusiasim of Joseph Banks, supported by an informal group of wealthy men. The original aim of the Association was discovery, although halting of the slave trade and commerce later became equally important. Political and religious themes were discouraged. The governments of England, France and Germany, later became involved in exploration, but generally with less elevating ideals. In 1830 the Royal Geographic Society was founded, a short time later it absorbed the Africa Association. The London Missionary Society's star was rising also, desiring to 'bring god to the heathen' and were actively sending missionaries to Africa and elsewhere. Those that did arrive in Africa, some found exploring either a natural adjunct to their mission or an accidental byproduct of their seach for converts. Livingstone, Krapt and Rebmann, to name but three. Livingstone Scots Dr David Livingstone.

29. Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Key Text On Africa Was Slanted By Publisher changed the original texts of the explorer john hanning speke s Journal of When speke triumphantly returned to Britain from his african expeditions http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,535947,00.html

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30. African Timelines Part III: African Slave Trade & European Imperialism British explorer James Bruce reached the source of the Blue Nile in 1770; British explorers john hanning speke and James Augustus Grant, http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimeline3.htm

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31. John Hanning Speke: Definition And Much More From Answers.com speke ( spek ) , john hanning 1827–1864. British explorer in Africa. speke,john hanning (spek) , 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. http://www.answers.com/topic/john-hanning-speke

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping John Hanning Speke Dictionary Speke spēk John Hanning British explorer in Africa. He and Sir Richard Burton were the first Europeans to explore Lake Tanganyika (1858). var tcdacmd="cc=edu;dt"; Encyclopedia Speke, John Hanning spēk ) , 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (1857–59). Together they discovered (1858) Lake Tanganyika; then Speke continued alone and discovered Lake Victoria, which he believed to be a source of the Nile. In 1862 he returned to the lake and proved that the Victoria Nile issues from the north end over Ripon Falls. He wrote Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Bibliography See biography by A. Maitland (1971). WordNet Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun John Hanning Speke has one meaning: Meaning #1 English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)

32. Richard Francis Burton: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Meaning 1 English explorer who with john speke was the first European to journeyed with john hanning speke to discover the great lakes of Africa and http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-francis-burton

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Richard Francis Burton Dictionary Burton , Sir Richard Francis British explorer and Orientalist. Disguised as a Pathan, he journeyed (1853) to the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina and in 1858 tried unsuccessfully to discover the source of the Nile River. His best-known work is a translation of The Arabian Nights (1885–1888), which was considered scandalous at the time. var tcdacmd="cc=edu;dt"; Encyclopedia Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, writer, and linguist. He joined (1842) the service of the East India Company and, while stationed in India, acquired a thorough knowledge of the Persian, Afghan, Hindustani, and Arabic languages. In 1853, in various disguises, he made a famous journey to Mecca and Medina, about which he wrote the vivid Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah (3 vol., 1855–56). With John

33. BBC - History - John Hanning Speke (1827 - 1864) john hanning speke (1827 1864). Born in Bideford in Devon, speke was They left Zanzibar in June 1857 and, after exploring the East african coast for http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/speke_john_hanning.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index MONDAY 26th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage History Homepage Topics Ancient Resources Interactive Content Reading Room Timelines Historic Figures ... History for Kids Practical History Archaeology Family History History Trails Community Messageboard Newsletter About This Site About the BBC ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! John Hanning Speke (1827 - 1864) Born in Bideford in Devon, Speke was commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1844, where he served in the Punjab and travelled in the Himalayas and Tibet. In April 1855, as a member of Richard Burton's party attempting to explore Somaliland, he was severely wounded in an attack by the Somalis. Invalided home, Speke volunteered for the Crimea and served during the war with a regiment of Turks. In December 1856 he accepted an invitation from Burton to join an expedition to search for the reported great lakes in east central Africa and, particularly, to try and find Lake Nyassa, said to be the origin of the Nile. They left Zanzibar in June 1857 and, after exploring the East African coast for six months to find the best route inland, became the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika in February 1858. During the return trip, Speke left Burton, who was unwell, and struck out northward alone. In July he found his lake, which he named in honour of Queen Victoria. Speke's conclusion about the lake as a Nile source was rejected by Burton and was disputed by many in England. However, the Royal Geographical Society, which had sponsored the expedition, honoured Speke for his exploits and commissioned a second expedition in 1860 to resolve the dispute. Speke and Captain James Grant mapped a portion of Lake Victoria. In July 1862 Speke, unaccompanied by Grant, found the Nile's exit from the lake and named it Ripon Falls. The party then tried to follow the river's course, but an outbreak of tribal warfare required them to change their route.

34. The Story Of Africa| BBC World Service The history of the continent from an african perspective. He teamed up withthe energetic, boyish, but less bookish john hanning speke. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/11chapter2.shtml

Contact Us Help Text Only HOME ... INDEX White Explorers European explorers shared some of the reasons for travelling round Africa with Muslim fellow travelers, but had others peculiar to the time. They went in search of: fame and celebrity, and people to convert to Christianity POWER AND KNOWLEDGE European travelers hugely increased a general understanding of geography, climate and resources. Some accounts of the people were objective (as far as an outsider can be objective), others were willfully misleading. All the information these travelers brought back - wrong and right - contributed to devising an imperial strategy for controlling Africa. SOURCES OF RIVERS For Europeans the golden age of travelling was the early 19th century. The first half of the century was dominated by a desire to establish the sources of two of African's great trading arteries, the Niger and the Nile respectively. The sort of men who undertook journeys across regions which were unknown to Europe were in the main strong willed, eccentric, sometimes cruel and prejudiced.

35. Encyclopedia: John Hanning Speke The Hamitic hypothesis is a racialist hypothesis created by john hanning Spekethat taught 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/John-Hanning-Speke

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36. Speke, John Hanning --  Encyclopædia Britannica speke, john hanning British explorer who was the first European to reach LakeVictoria in East Africa, which he correctly identified as a source of the Nile. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9069055

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39. Speke's Journal, Reviewed By Sean Redmond 1997 The Journal of african TravelWriting. john hanning speke s career as anexplorer began inauspiciously in 1855, when he and his commander, http://www.unc.edu/~ottotwo/Spekereview.html

Speke's Journal Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile By John Hanning Speke (1868; Dover, 1996) Reviewed by Sean Redmond The Journal of African Travel-Writing Number 3 , September 1997 (pp. 87-91). © 1997 The Journal of African Travel-Writing J ohn Hanning Speke's career as an explorer began inauspiciously in 1855, when he and his commander, the swashbuckling Richard Burton, were nearly killed by marauders on the beaches of Somalia. Less than a decade later, and amidst a terrible public battle with Burton over the source of the Nile, Speke lay dead, the accidental or suicidal victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. However, for a few short years in between, he was held by most to be one of the greatest European explorers of Africa and one of the bravest sons of England. In a history dominated by Burton's prolific writings, the Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile , now reprinted by Dover, offers a self-portrait of Speke during the pinnacle of his brief careerhis own three-year voyage into the heart of the African continent. In a spirit of goodwill and recompense for what Speke had suffered, Burton invited him on the second expedition to central Africa. Speke had planned to go shooting in the Caucasus, but he and Burton set out in June 1857 to investigate the truth about the Tanganyika, a reportedly huge lake in central Africa and perhaps the long-sought source of the Nile. This expedition, which lasted until the spring of 1859 and is described by Burton in

40. Relocating Burton: Public And Private Writings On Africa In speke s public writing, african natives are simply an obstacle in the way speke, john hanning. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. http://www.unc.edu/~ottotwo/burton.html

Relocating Burton: Public and Private Writings on Africa By Greg Garrett The Journal of African Travel-Writing Number 2 , March 1997 (pp. 70-79). I n recent critical and popular works, the explorer Richard Burton has primarily been described either as an advocate (whether consciously or unconsciously) of British imperialism or, conversely, as a sensitive observer of African culture worthy of contemporary canonization. The actual truth about this remarkably complex Victorian lies somewhere apart from both these extremes. In Burton's popular narratives of his explorations in Africa, among them First Footsteps in East Africa, The Lake Regions of Central Africa , and Wanderings in West Africa , Burton often reflects the attitudes and beliefs of his reading audience. But in comparison with the African travel narratives of many of his contemporaries, particularly his traveling companion and one-time friend John Hanning Speke, Burton also reveals a sympathy for the cultures he encounters and a willingness to record the details of their existence even when they have little or no bearing on the goals of his expeditions. In Speke's public writing, African natives are simply an obstacle in the way of his aims; in Burton's, they seem to represent both a potential challenge and a source of potential knowledge. The latter sets him apart from most of his contemporaries and explains Burton's problematic status as a Victorian explorer and writer. But perhaps most important, Burton's personal ambition and his position as an outsider in British culture ensure that he displays a wide range of attitudes toward Africa, depending on the circumstances of composition and whether his anticipated audience was popular or private.

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