01740cam a2200337 i 4500 296072632 TxAuBib 20140722120000.0 131114s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013045874 9780385351553 0385351550 eng rda TxAuBib rda Wilkinson, Toby A. H, (Egyptologist), 1969- The Nile [BOOK] : a journey downriver through Egypt's past and present / Toby Wilkinson. First Am. edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. xv, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published by Bloomsbury, London, in 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index. The Nile: Egypt's eternal river -- Aswan: source of the Nile -- The deep south: where Egypt began -- Luxor: city of wonders -- Western Thebes: realm of the dead -- Qift and Qena: the centre and the provinces -- Abydos: place of mysteries -- Middle Egypt:cradle of religion -- The Fayum: a lake in the desert -- Cairo: Egypt's capital. Traces the history of the famous river to illuminate the civilizations it renewed and sustained, documenting the stories of real and fabled characters whose experiences were intertwined with the Nile. 20140722. Wilkinson, Toby A. H 1969- Travel Nile River. Egypt Civilization. Nile River Valley Description and travel. Nile River Valley History.