A compulsively readable
account of a journey to the Congo — a country virtually inaccessible to
the outside world — vividly told by a daring and adventurous
journalist.
Ever since Stanley first charted its mighty river in
the 1870s, the Congo has epitomized the dark and turbulent history of a
failed continent. However, its troubles only served to increase the
interest of Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher, who was sent to
cover Africa in 2000. Before long he became obsessed with the idea of
recreating Stanley’s original expedition — but travelling alone.
Despite warnings Butcher spent years poring over colonial-era maps and wooing
rebel leaders before making his will and venturing to the Congo’s
eastern border. He passed through once thriving cities of this country
and saw the marks left behind by years of abuse and misrule. Almost,
2,500 harrowing miles later, he reached the Atlantic Ocean, a thinner
and a wiser man.
Butcher’s journey was a remarkable feat. But the story of the Congo, vividly told in Blood River, is more remarkable still.
From the Hardcover edition.
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