Project Gutenberg 2024-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 217 Werne, Ferdinand 1800 1874 O'Reilly, Charles William Expedition to discover the sources of the White Nile, in the years 1840, 1841, Vol. 2 (of 2) $aLondon :$bRichard Bentley, $c1849. Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/University of Pretoria) "Expedition to Discover the Sources of the White Nile" by Ferdinand Werne is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This two-volume work recounts an expedition aimed at exploring the origins of the White Nile, focusing on the experiences and observations of the author and his companions as they navigate through diverse landscapes and cultures. The narrative provides a glimpse into the interactions between the expedition members and the local populations, highlighting the complexities of their encounters. The opening of the book introduces the journey of the expedition along the Nile, featuring vivid descriptions of the surroundings and the various people they encounter. It discusses the living conditions of the local inhabitants, such as the elevated huts called tokuls and their interactions with both nature and the Turkish soldiers. The author reflects on the cruelty inflicted by the Turks on the natives and illustrates the dynamics of fear and power in this context. Various characters, including the author and his companions, reveal their differing responses to the challenges faced in their exploratory pursuits. The narrative sets a tone of both wonder and trepidation as the expedition delves deeper into the unknown territories along the Nile. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/expeditiontodisc00wern 20240414230653werne 1849 GB Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Nile River DT Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 661933 2025-07-29T06:35:48.079655 text/html 636193 2024-04-25T17:27:59 text/html 1417561 2025-07-29T06:35:56.056648 application/epub+zip 1422897 2025-07-29T06:35:49.887666 application/epub+zip 322013 2025-07-29T06:35:48.936678 application/epub+zip 1324451 2025-07-29T06:36:01.184598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1279198 2025-07-29T06:35:55.077664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617833 2025-07-29T06:35:47.275674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 597685 2024-04-25T17:27:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15954 2025-07-29T06:36:01.379581 application/rdf+xml 15076 2025-07-29T06:35:49.100635 image/jpeg 2556 2025-07-29T06:35:49.030635 image/jpeg 1302142 2025-07-29T06:35:48.148694 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia