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WHITE GOLD
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THOMAS PELLOW AND NORTH AFRICA'S ONE MILLION EUROPEAN SLAVES |
| By: |
Giles Milton |
| Format: |
Audio cassette |
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| ISBN 10: |
1840329599 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781840329599 |
| Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
9 May, 2005 |
| Edition: |
Large type / large print edition |
| Description: |
In the summer of 1716, a cabin boy named Thomas and his comrades were captured by fanatical Islamic slave traders who had declared war on Christendom. Thousands of Europeans had been snatched from homes and taken in chains to slave markets. Drawn from letters and manuscripts written by slaves, this book reveals this forgotten chapter of history. |
| Synopsis: |
In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-two of his comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Their captors - fanatical Islamic slave traders - had declared war on the whole of Christendom. Thousands of Europeans had been snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sale in Morocco to be sold to the highest bidder. "White Gold" is an extraordinary and shocking story. Drawn from unpublished letters and manuscripts written by slaves, and by the padres and ambassadors sent to free them, it reveals a disturbing and forgotten chapter of history, told with all the pace and verve of one of our finest historians. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |