To The Heart Of The Nile

Pat Shipman

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Corgi Books
15 March 2011

Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; Geographical discovery & exploration

Florence Baker's extraordinary life from the harem to the heart of Africa.

Florence Szasz was a child in Eastern Europe when her family was slaughtered during the Hungarian revolution. After the war, she was kidnapped from a refugee camp in the Ottoman Empire and sold to be raised for the harem. In 1859, age fourteen, she stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery was not to be her destiny. One of the witnesses was moved by an immediate, overpowering empathy for the helpless young woman. His name was Samuel Baker, an eminent English adventurer who braved extraordinary perils to aid her escape. Ultimately they would wed and venture together into some of the most inaccessible regions on Earth. At this tender age, Florence Baker had already seen and experienced more than most women of the Victorian era. But the greatest adventures were still before her. By the side of the man who had set her free, she forged ahead into literally uncharted territory. Together, they confronted disease, starvation, and hostile tribesman, surviving the cruel ravages of beasts and nature in a glorious attempt to unravel a mysterious and magnificent enigma called Africa.

To the Heart of the Nile brings to vivid life the times and great achievements of a singular explorer, a woman of unparalleled courage and spirit who helped redefine her world. It is a breathtaking adventure, brimming with hair-raising rescues, impossible quests, danger, discovery, catastrophe, mutiny, and uncompromising love - all the more remarkable because the story is true.

By: Pat Shipman
Imprint: Corgi Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9780552163903
ISBN 10: 0552163902
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 15 March 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat Shipman is a freelance writer and Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research has focused on human origins, palaeontology and anthropology, and she has published more than a hundred articles on human evolution. She is the author of The Neandertals, which was a finalist for the Rh ne-Poulenc Prize and was listed as a New York Times notable book of the year; The Wisdom of Bones, which was awarded the Rh ne-Poulenc Prize; Taking Wing; and The Man Who Found the Missing Link, named as a notable book of the year by the Los Angeles Times. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Royal Geographical Society.