Title: Sands of death
Description: In December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their territories in West Africa. This story of treachery, massacre, torture and even cannibalism made headlines around the world.
Subjects: Scientific expeditions, Surveying, Railroads, French, Eisenbahnbau, Kolonialismus, Desert survival, History, Railroads, africa, Survivalism
Places: Tuareg, Sahara, Frankreich
Time periods: 19th century