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Lords of the Atlas

Lords of the Atlas

by Gavin Maxwell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A classic account of the tribal warlords of the Atlas Mountains -- and of life in French colonial Morocco. In this rousing tale and excellent introduction to Marrakech, Maxwell (who also wrote "Ring of Bright Water") follows the fate of the despotic Glaoui clan from 1893 to independence from France in 1956.  (MRC35, $32.95)


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