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Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre
Death in the Sahara The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre
Author: Michael Asher
In 1880, the French government ordered a surveying expedition for a railway that would bring the fabulous wealth of Timbuktu, in French Sudan, to Paris. This trek should have heralded a new era of French prosperity. Instead, it was a deadly fiasco.Under-armed in hostile territory, and foolishly employing the enemy as guides, the one hundred expl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781616085940
ISBN-10: 1616085940
Publication Date: 6/1/2012
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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