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| TITLE: |
The sword and the cross / Fergus Fleming. |
| AUTHOR: |
Fleming, Fergus, 1959- |
| PUBLISHED: |
London : Faber, 2004. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xiv, 349 p. : maps, ports ; 28 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Originally published: London: Granta, 2003. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-335) and index. |
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At the end of the 19th century, who would want to conquer the Sahara, a vast and hellish desert? France had ambitions to expand southwards from her colonies in North Africa, and this is the story of the two fanatical adventurers who made it possible. |
| SUBJECT: |
Foucauld, Charles de, 1856-1916. |
| SUBJECT: |
Laperrine, Henri, 1860-1920. |
| SUBJECT: |
History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Morocco. |
| SUBJECT: |
Africa, North--History--1882. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sahara--Discovery and exploration. |
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