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The Sword and the Cross: Two Men and an Empire of Sand

by Fergus Fleming · 2003

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The riveting tale of two men determined to cross the Sahara desert at the end of the nineteenth century.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
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AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisAlgeriaAlgeriaMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of thisNorth AfricaNorth AfricaMore like thisLess of thisSaharaSaharaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 368 pages

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