Skeletons on the Zahara
Subtitle: a true story of survival
By: Dean King
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Waterville, ME
Language: eng
Number of pages: 619
ISBN-13: 9780786264056
Subjects: Large type books; Travel; Description and travel; Commerce (Brig); Slavery
Description: Chronicles the 1815 ordeal of the captain and crew of the American cargo ship "Commerce" after the brig wrecked off the northwest coast of Africa, during which the men were sold into slavery and forced on a torturous trek across the Sahara.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 600-612).