
Sir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was a British 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 (today's South Sudan and Northern Uganda) between Apr. 1869 – Aug. 1873, which he established as the...
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A masterful man, of great capability,a little too heavy on the trigger for my tastes,but outstanding in his era....
f Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the discoverer of 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.This ebook edition is complete works collection of Samuel White Baker. The edition comes with eight books, active table of contents and active navigation.Included Works:The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin Of The NileCyprus, As I Saw It In 1879Eight Years' Wanderings In CeylonIn The Heart Of AfricaIsmailiaThe Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia And The Sword Hunters Of The Hamran ArabsThe Rifle And Hound In CeylonWild Beasts And Their Ways, Vol 1