Red Nile
Subtitle: a biography of the world's greatest river
By: Robert Twigger
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9781250052339
Subjects: History
Description: From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Red Nile navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change. Writer Robert Twigger connects the comprehensive history of the Nile with his personal experience of living in Egypt while researching the Nile's historical origins. Twigger covers the entirety of the river, charting the length of the Nile from its disputed origins through Africa on a whirlwind tour of the rulers, explorers, conquerors, generals, and novelists who painted the Nile "red. The result of this meticulously researched book is an all-inclusive history of this epic river and the incredible connections throughout history.--From publisher description.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-453) and index.
Table of contents: title: Natural Nile; title: Ancient Nile; title: River of the believers; title: The Nile extended; title: The Nile damned; title: Blood on the Nile.