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Selim Aga
James McCarthy
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Description for Selim Aga
Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827 Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. How then did this slave come to be lecturing to fashionable audiences in London and publishing in the "Geographical Magazine"? James McCarthy has pieced together the life of this remarkable man using Selim's own narrative and those of others such as Sir Richard Burton.
Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827 Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. How then did this slave come to be lecturing to fashionable audiences in London and publishing in the "Geographical Magazine"? James McCarthy has pieced together the life of this remarkable man using Selim's own narrative and those of others such as Sir Richard Burton.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905222179
SKU
V9781905222179
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-29
About James McCarthy
James McCarthy, former Deputy Director for Scotland of the Nature Conservancy Council, is now a Board Member of SNH. He has extensive experience both of introducing visitors to the best of natural Scotland, and training professionals from conservation organisations. Previously a forest officer in East Africa he became enthralled with the story of Selim Aga.
Reviews for Selim Aga
"The forgotten exploits of an African slave who rose to become an admired figure in Victorian exploration and whose adventures have all the ingredients of a Hollywood blockbuster, are to be revealed in a new book..." - The Voice