The Sad Story of Burton, Speke, And the Nile; Or, Was John Hanning Speke a Cad?: Looking at the Evidence - Rilegato

Carnochan, W. B.

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ISBN 10: 0804753253 ISBN 13: 9780804753258

Casa editrice: Stanford Univ Pr, 2006

Riassunto

This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim to have discovered the source of the Nile during their African expedition in 1857-59. Speke died of a gunshot wound, probably accidental, the day before a scheduled debate with Burton in 1864. Burton has had the upper hand in subsequent accounts. Speke has been called a “cad.” In light of new evidence and after a careful reading of duelling texts, Carnochan concludes that the case against Speke remains unproven-and that the story, as normally told, displays the inescapable uncertainty of historical narrative.All was fair in this love-war.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

W. B. Carnochan is the Richard W. Lyman Professor of the Humanities Emeritus at Stanford University and former Director of the Stanford Humanities Center. His works include Gibbon's Solitude: The Inward World of the Historian (1987), The Battleground of the Curriculum: Liberal Education and American Experience (1993), and Momentary Bliss: An American Memoir (1999).

Dalla quarta di copertina:

“The Sad Store of Burton, Speke, and the Nile is a fascinating whodunit...”—Wall Street Journal
“Bliss Carnochan cuts through the mythology surrounding Burton's character and the events leading to Speke's tragic death with a lucid and sensitive analysis of the documents. He does so with relish for his tale and no loss of its inherent drama.” —Ann Schlee, Novelist

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Stanford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0804753253
• ISBN 13: 9780804753258
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 140