32. Candice Millard and the River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

Beyond The Lens - A podcast by Richard Bernabe

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Candice Millard is a New York Times bestselling author and former editor for National Geographic. In this episode of Beyond The Lens, Candice pulls us into the world of her new book, River Of the Gods, which documents the epic search for the source of the Nile River, the holy grail of exploration during the mid-nineteenth century. She paints vivid character studies of the two primary explorers - the brilliant scholar Richard Burton and the thrill-seeking John Hanning Speke. The voyage ta...

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