Samuel White Baker
Sir Samuel White Baker was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the first European to visit Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1
Embark on a thrilling 19th-century adventure across continents as a hunter recounts his daring encounters with wild beasts and the evolution of the tools he used to track them.
By Samuel White Baker
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources
Embark on a thrilling voyage into the heart of Africa as a determined explorer braves untamed lands to uncover the source of the world’s longest river.
By Samuel White Baker
In the Heart of Africa
Embark on a quest where the secrets of a majestic river are unlocked through treacherous landscapes, cultural immersion, and unwavering resolve.
By Samuel White Baker
Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
Embark on a journey to a Mediterranean island, where an explorer unveils its hidden beauty and complex society under new rule.
By Samuel White Baker
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs
Embark on a perilous 19th-century quest into the heart of Africa, where a daring explorer seeks the origins of the Nile, facing deadly landscapes and fierce tribes.
By Samuel White Baker
Ismailia
In a 19th-century mission to end the slave trade in Central Africa, a determined leader faces treacherous terrain and powerful resistance.
By Samuel White Baker
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
An adventurer confronts the stark realities of colonial life when his dreams of settling in a wild, beautiful land are challenged by unexpected hardships and disappointments.
By Samuel White Baker
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
Embark on a thrilling 19th-century hunting adventure in Ceylon, where encounters with elephants and buffaloes reveal the wonders and perils of a bygone era in the untamed wilderness.
By Samuel White Baker