Skeletons on the Zahara - by Dean King (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor's firsthand account that became one of the bestselling books in 19th-century America and influenced Abraham Lincoln's thoughts on slavery--is brilliantly retold for a new generation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Skeletons on the Zahara</i> chronicles the true story of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a hellish two-month journey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.</b> <p/> The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig <i>Commerce</i> was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. <p/> Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. <p/> From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, <i>Skeletons on the Zahara</i> is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>""Dean King has brought to life one of the great true-life adventure stories--a riveting tale of suffering and redemption."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dean King</b> is the author of the national bestseller <i>Skeletons on the Zahara</i>. He has written for many publications, including <i>Men's Journal</i>, <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Garden & Gun, Granta</i>, <i>Outside</i>, <i>New York Magazine</i>, and the <i>New York Times</i>. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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