Sidi Mubarak Bombay: 10 Facts About the River King Who Led a Lost John Hanning Speke to the Source of the Nile
While the history books obsession over ink-on-paper maps, the true story of the Nile was written in silt and cedar. Behind every ‘discovery’ claimed by the Victorian elite was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, a man who translated the roar of the rapids into a path forward. It’s time to look past the brass compasses and see the man who actually held the paddle.