Skeletons on the Zahara : a true story of survival / Dean King.
Skeletons on the Zahara : a true story of survival / Dean King.
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
N916.4804/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 353 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
The Officers and Crew of the Connecticut Merchant Brig Commerce, 1815 -- Prologue: 1812 -- 1. A Good Yankee Crew -- 2. Omens -- 3. Shipwreck on Cape Bojador -- 4. A Hostile Welcome -- 5. Misery in an Open Boat -- 6. Purgatory -- 7. Captured -- 8. Thirst -- 9. The Sons of the Father of Lions -- 10. S...
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"On a calm May morning in 1815, Captain James Riley and the crew of the Commerce left port in Connecticut for an ordinary trading voyage. They could never have imagined what awaited them.".
They would also discover a surprising bond between a Muslim trader and an American sea captain, men who began as strangers, were forced to become allies in order to survive, and, in the tempering heat of the desert, became friends - even as the captain hatched a daring betrayal in order to save his men."--BOOK JACKET....
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Skeletons on the Zahara : a true story of survival / Dean King.
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Includes index.
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N916.4804/1
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74VvlgkLQ2DA
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ISBN
0316835145
9780316835145
DDC
916.48041
MMS ID
991017442719702626
