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
"Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America" by Sir Samuel W. Baker is a non-fiction work written during the late 1...
By Samuel White Baker
In the Heart of Africa
"In the Heart of Africa" by Sir Samuel White Baker is a historical account written during the mid-19th century, primarily focused on exploring the sou...
By Samuel White Baker
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
"Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon" by Sir Samuel White Baker is an exploratory travelogue written during the mid-19th century. This work recounts the...
By Samuel White Baker
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources
"The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources" by Sir Samuel W. Baker is a historical account written in the mid-...
By Samuel White Baker
Ismailia
"Ismailia" by Sir Samuel White Baker is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book documents Baker's expedition to Central Af...
By Samuel White Baker
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
"The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon" by Sir Samuel White Baker is a hunting memoir written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's a...
By Samuel White Baker
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs
"The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs" by Sir Samuel W. Baker is an adventurous travelogue written during the ...
By Samuel White Baker
Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
"Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879" by Sir Samuel White Baker is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book presents a personal exp...
By Samuel White Baker