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Dean King Skeletons on the Zahara (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Skeletons on the Zahara : a True Story of Survival
- Publication Name
- Skeletons on the Zahara
- Title
- Skeletons on the Zahara
- Subtitle
- A True Story of Survival
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0316159352
- EAN
- 9780316159357
- ISBN
- 9780316159357
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
- Release Year
- 2005
- Release Date
- 12/04/2005
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Topic
- Adventurers & Explorers, Africa / North, Expeditions & Discoveries
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Skeletons on the Zahara chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara. The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316159352
ISBN-13
9780316159357
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44890820
Product Key Features
Book Title
Skeletons on the Zahara : a True Story of Survival
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Adventurers & Explorers, Africa / North, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dt189.K56 2004
Reviews
""Dean King has brought to life one of the great true-life adventure stories--a riveting tale of suffering and redemption."
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2003-059380
Dewey Decimal
916.4804/1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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