The Search for the Nile, No. 4: The Great Debate

Series: Search for the Nile Series

Duration: 0:52:00

Year Published: 1976

Creator: British Broadcasting Corporation | Time-Life Video

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Portrays that period of the Nile's exploration which includes the travels of Samuel and Florence Baker in and around Lake Albert and the heated argument over the true source of the Nile between Richard Burton and John Speke. Presents the still-unanswered questions surrounding the hunting accident death of Speke just prior to his debate with Burton at Bath, England, in 1864. Shows the activities of David Livingstone while in England between his trips to Africa.

Complete Record: , Portrays that period of the Nile's exploration which includes the travels of Samuel and Florence Baker in and around Lake Albert and the heated argument over the true source of the Nile between Richard Burton and John Speke. Presents the still-unanswered questions surrounding the hunting accident death of Speke just prior to his debate with Burton at Bath, England, in 1864. Shows the activities of David Livingstone while in England between his trips to Africa.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.