description: In December 1880, a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their Algerian colony right across the Sahara to their territories in West Africa. Four months later, a handful of emaciated survivors staggered into a remote desert outpost. This is the story that made worldwide headlines.
language: English
title: Sands of Death
titlecomplete: Sands of Death
genres: Algeria, Travel, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 41
publisher: Weidenfeld & N.