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Men of salt : crossing the Sahara on the caravan of white gold / Michael Benanav

By:

Benanav, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press , c2006.Description: xvii, 220 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9781592287727

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

916 BEN

LOC classification:

DT333 .B46 2006

Summary: After hearing that the last remaining camel caravans were threatened by the introduction of trucks, American journalist and photographer Michael Benanav joined one as it headed into the deadly heart of the Sahara to obtain slabs of solid salt to sell at market. In this accessible narrative, he recounts his experiences among the camel drivers as they traveled for nearly 1,000 miles without a map or visible landmarks, through sandstorms and searing heat. The text is accompanied throughout by Benanav's photographs of the landscapes and people he encountered on his journey.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	916 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		028385

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220).

After hearing that the last remaining camel caravans were threatened by the introduction of trucks, American journalist and photographer Michael Benanav joined one as it headed into the deadly heart of the Sahara to obtain slabs of solid salt to sell at market. In this accessible narrative, he recounts his experiences among the camel drivers as they traveled for nearly 1,000 miles without a map or visible landmarks, through sandstorms and searing heat. The text is accompanied throughout by Benanav's photographs of the landscapes and people he encountered on his journey.

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