Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Formato: Book Autor: King, Dean, author. Título: Skeletons on the Zahara : a true story of survival / Dean King. Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2004] ©2004 Descripción: ix, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Resumen: Chronicles the hardships encountered by twelve American sailors who, in 1815, were shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, captured, sold into slavery, and sent on a difficult odyssey through the perilous heart of the Sahara. Temas: Commerce (Brig) Slavery -- Africa, North. Africa, North -- Description and travel. Sahara -- Description and travel. Género: Travel writing. Notas: Two maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and index. Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.6 20.0 Quiz: 77449. Contenido: The officers and crew of the Connecticut merchant Brig Commerce, 1815 -- Places -- 1812 -- Acts of God. A good Yankee crew ; Omens ; Shipwreck on Cape Bojador ; A hostile welcome ; Misery in an open boat -- Ships of the sand. Purgatory ; Captured ; Thirst ; The sons of the father of lions ; Sidi Hamet's feast -- Journeys and sandstorms. Is it sweet? ; Honor among thieves ; Skeletons ; Wednoon and the atlas ; Valley of the locusts -- A slow rush to Swearah. Sheik Ali ; The captain has long been dead ; From the mouth of a Moor ; The road to Swearah -- Homecomings -- The publishing of Riley's narrative -- LCCN: 2003059380 ISBN: 0316835145 9780316835145 9780316159357 0316159352 Otro número: 52775213 Disponibilidad en sistema: 1 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 Número de control: 131229 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 1 Número de clasificación: 916.4804 King Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Displaying 1 of 1