Sands of Death: An Epic Tale of Massacre, Cannibalism, and Survival in the Sahara by Michael Asher

Sands of Death: An Epic Tale of Massacre, Cannibalism, and Survival in the Sahara

Michael Asher

320 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous reflective medium-paced
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In 1880, a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would cross the Sahara and connect Paris with Timbuktu in six days. Naively, the French expected little native opposition. Though armed with modern rifles, their column was l...

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