Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 122 Speke, John Hanning 1827 1864 Speke, J. H. (John Hanning) What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile Journal of adventures in Somali land -- Journal of a cruise on the Tanganyika Lake. This text results from the merging of two simultaneous submissions at Project Gutenberg; the first, from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr, and processed by David Kline, Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; the second, scanned by JC Byers(www.wollamshram.ca/1001) and proofread by Maryann Short "What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile" by John Hanning Speke is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work chronicles the author's explorations in Africa, focusing on his journey to uncover the origins of the Nile River, particularly the role of Victoria N'yanza as its primary source. The beginning of the book introduces the author’s motivations for exploring Africa, which stem from his desire to enhance his natural history collections and the advent of an expedition ordered by the Bombay Government to investigate the Somali country. Speke reflects on his military background, his plans for his expedition, and the challenges he faced in securing support and resources. He describes his initial hardships after arriving in Aden, including the reluctance of local chiefs to facilitate his explorations into Somalia. The narrative establishes a sense of adventure and determination, as Speke is determined to navigate both personal challenges and the unfamiliar landscapes, customs, and politics of the region in pursuit of his goal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Nile River Horn of Africa -- Description and travel Tanganyika, Lake DT Text Egypt Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 625246 2025-07-04T05:45:45.136915 text/html 625067 2025-01-11T03:31:44.963523 text/html 326003 2025-07-04T05:45:53.231897 application/epub+zip 334866 2025-07-04T05:45:48.209917 application/epub+zip 286507 2003-07-08T16:44:46 image/png 249059 2003-07-08T16:45:04 image/png 312312 2025-07-04T05:45:47.070905 application/epub+zip 607222 2025-07-04T05:45:57.454855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581004 2025-07-04T05:45:52.531854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542101 2022-09-04T10:16:59.774996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600980 2025-07-04T05:45:44.756893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595144 2020-12-26T16:42:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19845 2025-07-04T05:45:57.578823 application/rdf+xml 19286 2025-07-04T05:45:47.560886 image/jpeg 4275 2025-07-04T05:45:47.314882 image/jpeg 233087 2020-12-26T16:42:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 322452 2025-07-04T05:45:45.184901 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 en.wikipedia