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Men of Salt, Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold

Men of Salt, Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold

by Michael Benanav

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Benanav's account of a 40-day journey across the Sahara from Timbuktu to Taoudenni on one of the last Trans-Sahran trade routes. It's an anecdotal account of traveling with Tuareg camel herders, meeting the salt miners and of the grueling route across the Tanezrouft in Mali.  (WAF89, $14.95)


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