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Sufferings in Africa The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara

Paperback • 2007 • English

Sufferings in Africa The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara

By James Riley

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About the book

Listed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa in August of 1815, James Riley and his crew had no idea of the trials awaiting them as they gathered their beached belongings. They would be captured by a band of nomadic Arabs, herded across the Sahara Desert, beaten, forced to witness astounding brutali...Show more

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ISBN

9781602390423

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Sufferings in Africa The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara

Format

Paperback

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