Burton and the Source of the Nile: Obsession, Rivalry, and the Mystery That Consumed Two Lives...

AUG 03 1858 · 04:07

The Source of the Nile: How Richard Burton's Obsession Led to History's Greatest Geographical Rivalry For thousands of years, the source of the Nile River remained one of geography's greatest unsolved mysteries. In 1856, Richard Burton and John Speke set out as friends on a brutal expedition into un