Event Lectures and Symposia River of the Gods: The Search for the Source of the Nile with Candice Millard
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, September 3, 2022
2:20 pm - 3:05 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Ballroom C (Level 3, South Building)
801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: History & Biography Interests: History, Nature, Nonfiction
Part of National Book Festival ; 2022 National Book Festival
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Renowned historian Candice Millard will discuss “River of the Gods,” an engaging account of two 19th-century explorers sent by Great Britain to uncover secrets of ancient Egypt and the conflicts that arose between them, plus the story of an enslaved person who made the expedition possible. David M. Rubenstein moderates.