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River of the Gods

by Candice Millard

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Book of the Day, NPR · August 3, 2022

Candice Millard explores the complicated legacy of exploration in 'River of Gods'

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A nonfiction account of two bitter rivals racing to find the headwaters of the Nile River in the mid-19th century, exploring the complicated and arrogant legacy of European exploration in a land populated for millions of years.

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