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Author |
: Miranda North |
Publisher |
: Zebra Books |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1989-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821726641 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821726648 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Desert Slave by : Miranda North
Author |
: Alan Cheuse |
Publisher |
: Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 459 |
Release |
: 2012-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402263149 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1402263147 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Song of Slaves in the Desert by : Alan Cheuse
Lyrically told and impeccably researched, Song of Slaves in the Desert traces the story of Nathaniel Pereira, a young New Yorker who's called to revive his uncle's South Carolina plantation. Nathaniel is struck by the sobering reality of slavery as he becomes captivated by the young slave Liza. Liza's never known the meaning of freedom, and as Nathaniel plunges into the murky mysteries of slavery, she can see how he might change her life forever. A masterful writer, Cheuse traces the thread of slavery from sixteenth-century Timbuktu and grapples with the wild nature of love.
Author |
: Dean King |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2004-02-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780759509696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0759509697 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Skeletons on the Zahara by : Dean King
b.A masterpiece of historical adventure, ISkeletons on the Zahara The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.
Author |
: John Wright |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2007-04-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134179879 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134179871 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade by : John Wright
This compelling text sheds light on the important but under studied trans-Saharan slave trade. The author uncovers and surveys this, the least-noticed of the slave trades out of Africa, which from the seventh to the twentieth centuries quielty delievered almost as many black Africans into foreign servitude as did the far busier, but much briefer Atlantic and East African trades. Illuminating for the first time a significant, but ignored subject, the book supports and widens current scholarly examination of Africans' essential role in the enslavement of fellow-Africans and their delivery to internal, Atlantic or trans-Saharan markets.
Author |
: Mende Nazer |
Publisher |
: PublicAffairs |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2009-04-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786738977 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786738979 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Slave by : Mende Nazer
Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in 1993, when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and rounding up thirty-one children, including Mende. Mende was sold to a wealthy Arab family who lived in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum. So began her dark years of enslavement. Her Arab owners called her "Yebit," or "black slave." She called them "master." She was subjected to appalling physical, sexual, and mental abuse. She slept in a shed and ate the family leftovers like a dog. She had no rights, no freedom, and no life of her own. Normally, Mende's story never would have come to light. But seven years after she was seized and sold into slavery, she was sent to work for another master-a diplomat working in the United Kingdom. In London, she managed to make contact with other Sudanese, who took pity on her. In September 2000, she made a dramatic break for freedom. Slave is a story almost beyond belief. It depicts the strength and dignity of the Nuba tribe. It recounts the savage way in which the Nuba and their ancient culture are being destroyed by a secret modern-day trade in slaves. Most of all, it is a remarkable testimony to one young woman's unbreakable spirit and tremendous courage.
Author |
: G. O'Callaghan |
Publisher |
: best global publishing |
Total Pages |
: 168 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781846930317 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1846930316 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Slave Prince by : G. O'Callaghan
by Geoff O'Callaghan ISBN 9781846930317 Published: 2007 Pages: 169 Description The slave prince Prince Richard of Boulaine accompanies his father to battle to watch how he wins against his enemies, but everything goes wrong when the King is killed. The eight year old prince is captured by and sold into slavery. Four years later, Sir Dermont recognises the boy being auctioned at the slave market. The lad is crippled, and has ben fighting, so is a poor offering and is passed in. Dermont buys him cheaply, then frees him and takes him as his squire. Richard becomes an expert in the manufacture of the new fire-arms which have just been invented. More important is his skill in making black powder, which seems to be wanted by everybody. Richard must avoid the machinations of the warlords who are very anxious to acquire his skills and knowledge. As his army beseiges the evil duchess of Petronia in her castle on an impregnable mountain top, he knows his friends are being held inside as hostages. Then there are the tasks of regaining his crown and marying the princess. About the Author Geoff was born in Jersey, then under German occupation, during World War II. Soon after the war, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He was educated at All Souls' School, Charters Towers - a rather traditional boarding school after the English style. What knowledge one didn't learn through the ears was well and truly belted in through the rear end, complete with blood blisters. His first contact with the cane was for not running around a sports oval fast enough. He now prides himself on a complete disinterest on sports and knows nothing about cricket. This led to his creative and artistic sides developing. He had a way with words, and was a skilled debater. After secondary school, he took to teaching, graduated, and then obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education. For the next thirty years, he lived with remote aborigines in the Great Western Desert, firstly as a primary school teacher, and later as a School Principal and Administrator. During this time, he took up writing, mostly short stories and film scripts. It was a good way to while away lonely hours in the desert evenings. The development of miniature computers took his interest, and He wrote to the Department suggesting they take a serious look at the use of Computers in Education. Because of the proximity of a U.S. Sigint facility at Alice Springs, many of the students, especially the American kids, were interested in computing. At first they used Tandy Level Ones and Apples. While very primitive compared to today's machines, Many of the I.T. Community cut their teeth on computing under Geoff's tutelage. They even built a 'Dream 8080' and got it working.
Author |
: Peter Hogg |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 429 |
Release |
: 2014-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317792352 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317792351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis The African Slave Trade and Its Suppression by : Peter Hogg
A comprehensive bibliography dealing specifically with African slave trade. This volume has been sub-classified for easier consultation and the compiler has provided, where possible, descriptions and comments on the works listed.
Author |
: James Shepard Dennis |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 602 |
Release |
: 1897 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015069279142 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Christian Missions and Social Progress by : James Shepard Dennis
"The Students' Lectures on Missions at Princeton Theological Seminary, which form the basis of the book now issued, were delivered by the author in the spring of 1896"--Preface.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 800 |
Release |
: 1885 |
ISBN-10 |
: PRNC:32101076882289 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scottish Geographical Magazine by :
Author |
: Najwa Bin Shatwan |
Publisher |
: Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages |
: 303 |
Release |
: 2020-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780815655091 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0815655096 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Slave Yards by : Najwa Bin Shatwan
Set in late nineteenth-century Benghazi, Najwa Bin Shatwan’s powerful novel tells the story of Atiqa, the daughter of a slave woman and her white master. We meet Atiqa as a grown woman, happily married with two children and working. When her cousin Ali unexpectedly enters her life, Atiqa learns the true identity of her parents, both long deceased, and slowly builds a friendship with Ali as they share stories of their past. We learn of Atiqa’s childhood, growing up in the “slave yards,” a makeshift encampment on the outskirts of Benghazi for Black Africans who were brought to Libya as slaves. Ali narrates the tragic life of Atiqa’s mother, Tawida, a black woman enslaved to a wealthy merchant family who finds herself the object of her master’s desires. Though such unions were common in slave-holding societies, their relationship intensifies as both come to care deeply for each other and share a bond that endures throughout their lives. Shortlisted for the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Ficiton, Bin Shatwan’s unforgettable novel offers a window into a dark chapter of Libyan history and illuminates the lives of women with great pathos and humanity.