Bibliograph

The Last Caravan, 1970s in the Sahara : The Natural Disaster that Threatened a Nomadic People with Extinction, Thurston Clarke

Type

Label

The Last Caravan, 1970s in the Sahara : The Natural Disaster that Threatened a Nomadic People with Extinction, Thurston Clarke

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Last Caravan

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Thurston Clarke

Sub title

1970s in the Sahara : The Natural Disaster that Threatened a Nomadic People with Extinction

Summary

The Last Caravan is a powerful and dramatic account of how the great African drought of the early 1970s transformed the nomadic Tuareg, the famous blue-veiled men of the Beau Geste legend. Thurston Clarke recounts their story in his words and theirs, allowing them to come to life as they describe their sufferings and wanderings in search of food and comfort. Their story is a powerful one of ecological disaster, of the courage and nobility of an ancient people facing extinction, and of the struggle to preserve their families and way of life

Target audience

adult

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