An African Treasure
Author | : James Maclaren Cobban |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Sahara |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James Maclaren Cobban |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Sahara |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Rebecca Kraft Rector |
Publisher | : North Star Editions, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1635177332 |
Explore the past, present, and future of the Sahara Desert. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and engaging infographics help readers learn all about this natural wonder and how to protect it long into the future.
Author | : Marq De Villiers |
Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2012-11-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1551992779 |
The first book for general readers about the storied past of one of the world’s most fabled cities. Timbuktu — the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place, even though the city’s glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind’s treasures. Founded in the early 1100s by Tuareg nomads who called their camp “Tin Buktu,” it became, within two centuries, a wealthy metropolis and a nexus of the trans-Saharan trade. Salt from the deep Sahara, gold from Ghana, and money from slave markets made it rich. In part because of its wealth, Timbuktu also became a centre of Islamic learning and religion, boasting impressive schools and libraries that attracted scholars from Alexandria, Baghdad, Mecca, and Marrakech. The arts flourished, and Timbuktu gained near-mythic stature around the world, capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more. The ancient city was invaded by a Moroccan army in 1600, beginning its long decline; since then, it has been seized by Tuareg nomads and a variety of jihadists, in addition to enduring a terrible earthquake, several epidemics, and numerous famines. Perhaps no other city in the world has been as golden — and as deeply tarnished — as Timbuktu. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu’s fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life.
Author | : Royal Commonwealth Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 610 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Colonies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kathleen Bickford Berzock |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2019-02-26 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 069118268X |
Issued in conjunction with the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, held January 26, 2019-July 21, 2019, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Author | : Finsbury (England). Public Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Classified catalogs |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sampson Low |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 800 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : English imprints |
ISBN | : |
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.