The sultan and the princess
Subtitle: a story of romance, religion, and the Arab slave trade
By: Christiane Bird.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780345469403
Subjects: Saʻīd, -- Sultan of Oman -- d. 1856; Ruete, Emilie, -- 1844-1924; Princesses -- Oman -- Biography; Zanzibar -- History -- 19th century; Slave-trade -- Arab countries -- History -- 19th century; Oman -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Oman -- Relations -- Africa, East; Africa, East -- Relations -- Oman; Oman -- Relations -- Germany; Germany -- Relations -- Oman
Genres: Biography
Description: Oman's Sultan Said and his rebellious daughter Princess Salme--comes to life in this compelling narrative. Sultan Said and his descendants were shadowed and all but shattered by the rise and fall of East Africa's nineteenth-century slave trade.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.