{"product_id":"the-blue-nile-9780060956400","title":"The Blue Nile","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first half of the nineteenth century, only a small handful of Westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the Nile River on its long journey from Lake Tana in Abyssinia to the Mediterranean-lands that had been forgotten since Roman times, or had never been known at all. In \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Nile, \u003c\/em\u003e Alan Moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in \u003cem\u003eThe White Nile, \u003c\/em\u003e depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the world's original adventurers -- each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of slavery and massacre, political upheaval and all-out war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoorehead, Alan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alan Moorehead (1910-1983) was a foreign correspondent for the \u003cem\u003eLondon Daily Express, \u003c\/em\u003e where he won an international reputation for his coverage of World War II campaigns, and also served as the chief public relations officer in the Ministry of Defense. He is also the author of many other notable books, including \u003cem\u003eGallipoli\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDarwin and the Beagle.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692579033362,"sku":"9780060956400","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4671ecd1-0d77-4549-a87d-3a7b44938596.jpg?v=1734128059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blue-nile-9780060956400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}