The Desert King The Life of Ibn Saud Author:David Howarth In 1901, Ibn Saud, 21 years old and penniless, rode out on camelback from Kuwait, accompanied by 40 men, to reconquer his father's kingdom. At his death, fifty years later, he was the undisputed ruler of most of Arabia and one of the richest men in the world. This account of his rise to fame and fortune is one of the most adventu... more »rous and fascinating life-stories of the 20th Century.« less