THE RIVER CONGO: The Discovery, Exploration and Exploitation of the World s Most Dramatic River
(New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979).
Forbath has dared set foot where no earlier writer dared to tread. Others have followed a favorite African explorer or stream in the name of adventure and insight, but Forbath is the first to attempt the ambitious task of putting them all together. In a swiftly moving narrative, he re-creates the questions asked by generations of western sailors and hikers... Forbath has done a fine job of putting together the pieces of the puzzle he found while he watched the silvery gray water and listed to the sounds of silence at Stanleyville ( Washington Post ). Item #17452
First Dutton edition. With 35 black and white maps and other illustrations. 8vo, in the original illustrated paper wrappers. xii, 419. A very good, clean copy.