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Antike Kulturen, Heldenmut und ein unverzeihlicher Verrat: Die größte Abenteuergeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts

Während die europäischen Großmächte zahllose Entdecker entsenden, um die unbekannten Winkel der Welt zu erforschen, entflammt auf dem Kontinent eine rauschhafte Faszination für das Alte Ägypten. Um das jahrtausendealte Geheimnis um den Ursprung des Nils zu lüften, begeben sich der exzentrische Richard Burton, ein Sprachgenie und dekorierter Soldat, und der fromme Aristokrat und passionierte Jäger John Speke im...

A Booklist Notable Book of 2012

The extraordinary New York Times bestselling account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard.
James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political...

At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels and jumpstart his political career. But just two weeks later, Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a...

"For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, ... European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe-- and extend their colonial empires. Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton spoke twenty-nine languages, and was a decorated soldier ... Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark ... There was a third man on both...