{"product_id":"9781784875381","title":"Blood River","description":"Author: Butcher, Tim\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784875381\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Aug 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181154840734,"sku":"UBD-9781784875381","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784875381.jpg?v=1787399276","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784875381","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}