{"product_id":"9781555849092","title":"Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eA British journalist retraces the legendary 1874 expedition of H. M. Stanley in this “remarkable marriage of travelogue and history” (Max Hastings, author of \u003ci\u003eArmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000,. he quickly became obsessed with the Congo River and the idea of recreating H. M. Stanley’s nineteenth-century journey along the nearly three-thousand-mile waterway. Despite repeated warnings that his plan was suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo’s eastern border with just a backpack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Making his way in an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a pygmy rights advocate, he follows in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurer. Butcher’s forty-four-day journey along the Congo River is an unforgettable story of exploration, survival, and history come to life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Quite superb . . . a masterpiece.” —John le Carré, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Do NOT try to repeat Tim Butcher’s audacious and terrifying Congo journey. If you do, you will probably die.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[\u003ci\u003eBlood River\u003c\/i\u003e] keeps the heart beating and the attention fixed from beginning to end.”—Fergal Keane, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWounds \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “It is the wit and passion of the writing that keeps you engrossed.”—Giles Foden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133501227248,"sku":"9781555849092","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555849092_p0.jpg?v=1769899109","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555849092","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}