THE STORIED CITY: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past
Explore two tales of a city: The historical race to "discover" one of the world's most mythologized places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added another layer to the legend. Illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 400
Publisher: Riverhead
ISBN: 9781594634291
Item #: 9189688
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