Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Shipman, Pat, 1949- Title: To the heart of the Nile : Lady Florence Baker and the exploration of central Africa / Pat Shipman. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Morrow, c2004. Description: xviii, 428 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Summary: A portrait drawn from historical documents discusses the nineteenth-century adventurer's rescue from slavery, her education under and marriage to English adventurer Sam Baker, and her life in the uncharted interior of Africa. Subjects: Baker, Florence, Lady. Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893. Explorers -- Nile River -- Biography. Women explorers -- Nile River -- Biography. Explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography. Women explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography. Nile River -- Discovery and exploration. Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-412) and index. Web Site: Table of contents Web Link LCCN: 2003054137 ISBN: 0060505559 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 138790 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Baker Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
