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Hashish, A Smuggler's Tale
by Henri De Monfreid
- BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- 2007
- PAPER
- 224 PAGES
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Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri De Monfreid lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travelers of his or any age. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the 20th century. This is a compelling account of how de Monfried seeks his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, then is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs.
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