Men of Salt - 9781599211640
Un libro in lingua di Michael Benanav edito da Lyons Pr, 2008
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Salt was once worth its weight in gold, and treks to mine salt slabs from the heart of the Sahara desert are still made as they were throughout centuries—on a caravan of camels. American writer Benanav was compelled to join the Caravan of White Gold and traveled with nomads, eating meals of sand-covered goat entrails, drinking rancid water, getting lost for a day or two at a time, and enduring blistering heat and freezing nights in the open air.
Along the way, he wrote fascinating stories about the perilous life of a camel, the family values of a real nomad, the treating of injured miners in a desert, and the cultural differences of labor and money. This is a well-reviewed travel narrative unlike any other, and it is accompanied by stunning full-color photographs. It will appeal to readers of Stiff, Salt, and fans of Jonathan Raban and Bill Bryson.
Along the way, he wrote fascinating stories about the perilous life of a camel, the family values of a real nomad, the treating of injured miners in a desert, and the cultural differences of labor and money. This is a well-reviewed travel narrative unlike any other, and it is accompanied by stunning full-color photographs. It will appeal to readers of Stiff, Salt, and fans of Jonathan Raban and Bill Bryson.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Men of Salt
- Sottotitolo: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Michael Benanav
- Editore: Lyons Pr
- Collana: Lyons Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Aprile '08
- Genere: TRAVEL
- Argomenti : Caravans Sahara Salt industry and trade Sahara Salt mines and mining Sahara
- Pagine: 220
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 19
- ISBN-10: 1599211645
- EAN-13: 9781599211640