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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Dean, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Back Bay Books, [2005]
Edition:1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Commerce (Brig)
Slavery > Africa, North.
Africa, North > Description and travel.
Sahara > Description and travel.
Afrique du Nord > Descriptions et voyages.
Sahara > Descriptions et voyages.
Slavery.
Travel.
North Africa.
Sahara.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes index.
Includes reading group guide (16 pages).
Physical Description:xi, 351, 16 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-340) and index.
ISBN:0316159352
9780316159357