![]() ![]() But the story of the Congo, vividly told in Blood River, is more remarkable still. Almost, 2,500 harrowing miles later, he reached the Atlantic Ocean, a thinner and a wiser man.īutcher’s journey was a remarkable feat. He passed through once thriving cities of this country and saw the marks left behind by years of abuse and misrule. Before long he became obsessed with the idea of recreating Stanley’s original expedition - but travelling alone.ĭespite warnings Butcher spent years poring over colonial-era maps and wooing rebel leaders before making his will and venturing to the Congo’s eastern border. Born in 1967, he was on the staff of The Daily. ![]() ![]() Tim Butcher is a best-selling British author, journalist and broadcaster. ![]() However, its troubles only served to increase the interest of Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher, who was sent to cover Africa in 2000. Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart Tim Butcher 3.97 11,170 ratings817 reviews A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist. But the story of the Congo, vividly told in Blood River, is more remarkable still. A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo - a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world - vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist.Įver since Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the Congo has epitomized the dark and turbulent history of a failed continent. ![]()
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