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Crazy river a journey to the source of the Nile

The author details his adventures in East Africa as he travels down an unexplored river in Tanzania, gets waylaid in Zansabir by thieves, befriends ethnic street gangsters in Burundi, and interviews the dictatorial president of Rwanda.

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Main Author:	Grant, Richard, 1963-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Free Press, 2011.
Edition:	1st Free Press trade paperback ed.
Subjects:	Grant, Richard, > 1963- > Travel > Africa, East. Malagarasi River (Burundi and Tanzania) > Discovery and exploration. Tanzania > Description and travel. Africa, East > Description and travel. Tanzania > Social conditions. Africa, East > Social conditions. Africa, East > Discovery and exploration. Burton, Richard Francis, > Sir, > 1821-1890 > Travel > Africa, East.
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Summary:	The author details his adventures in East Africa as he travels down an unexplored river in Tanzania, gets waylaid in Zansabir by thieves, befriends ethnic street gangsters in Burundi, and interviews the dictatorial president of Rwanda.
Physical Description:	xii, 336 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes index.
ISBN:	9781439154144 1439154147 9781439157640 (ebk.) 1439157642 (ebk.)
Author Notes:	Richard Grant is the New York Times bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto , The Deepest South of All , and four additional works of adventure travel writing and Americana. Currently a contributor to Smithsonian magazine, his journalism has appeared in Esquire , The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , and many other publications. He lives with his wife and daughter in Tucson, Arizona.