Libro Voyages to the Coast of Africa De Saugnier, Messrs ; Brisson, Messers

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Messrs Saugnier

Messers Brisson

Editorial

Naval & Military Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

520

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.0 x 2.7 cm

Peso

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781905748167

Categorías

Historia militar

Voyages to the Coast of Africa

Messrs Saugnier (Autor) · Messers Brisson (Autor) · Naval & Military Press · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Voyages to the Coast of Africa"

A rare and fascinating first-hand account of an ill-fated French expedition to explore west Africa in the late 18th century. The explorers, Messieurs Saugnier and Bresson were shipwrecked off the coast of Senegal, only to be sold into Arabic slavery, where they languished for a long time before being rescued. During their incarceration the two men learned Arabic and made many valuable observations of the then rulers of Africa that are set down here. Despite their grim experiences, the two men were keen to return to Africa and the book is therefore a prospectus for other bold explorers to follow in their footsteps; and the area they traversed did indeed become France's African empire.