The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu

The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu The Quest for This Storied City and the Race to Save Its Treasures - Clipper

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Publisher's Synopsis

Two tales of a city: The historical race to reach one of the world's most mythologised 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781528801355
Publisher: W F Howes Ltd
Imprint: W F Howes Ltd
Pub date:
Edition: Large print edition
DEWEY: 966.23
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 479 (large print)
Weight: -1g