A naturalist-explorer describes his crossing of the Sahara by camel caravan, from the preparations and the hiring of beasts to the long road south. He writes of the Taralum salt caravan, a deserted city of shadows, the veiled Tuareg, and the birds and animals he collected along the way, with a foreword by the president of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
A vivid, unhurried account of desert travel before the motor car, for readers of Thesiger and Bagnold. Download the free EPUB.