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Chargement... An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa in the Month of August, 1815 (1817)par James Riley, Anthony Bleecker (Directeur de publication)
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Listed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa in August of 1815, James Riley and his crew had no idea of the trials awaiting them as they gathered their beached belongings. They would be captured by a band of nomadic Arabs, herded across the Sahara Desert, beaten, forced to witness astounding brutalities, sold into slavery, and starved. Riley watched most of his crew die one by one, killed off by cruelty or caprice, as his own weight dropped from 240 pounds to a mere 90 at his rescue. First published in 1817, this dramatic saga soon became a national bestseller with over a million copies sold. Even today, it is rare to find a narrative that illuminates the degradations of slave existence with such brutal honesty. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)916.10423092History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Africa Tunisia; Libya; The Maghreb GenerallyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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