Name: Lovers on the Nile
Author: Richard Seymour Hall
ISBN: 9780002164719

Lovers on the Nile

Richard Seymour Hall

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Author Description

In 1858, Samuel Baker bought Florence at a slave auction. They set out in search of the sources of the Nile. Returning to Europe they secretly married. Sam was knighted, and so the girl from the slave market became Lady Baker.

Page Count:
254

Publication Date:
1980-01-01

Publisher:
HarperCollins

ISBN-10:
000216471X

ISBN-13:
9780002164719

Explorers

East Africa

Baker Florence Lady

Central Africa

Slave Trade

Niger River

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