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Morocco That Was
Walter B. Harris
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Description for Morocco That Was
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. 246 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight: 338.
Until 1912 Morocco had never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris, though, was an exception. He lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as The Times correspondent observed every aspect of its life. He describes the unfettered Sultanate in all its dark, melodramatic splendour. He was an intimate of at least three ruling Sultans and a man capable of befriending his kidnapper. It was said that only three Christians had ever visited the walled city of Chechaouen: one was poisoned, one came for an hour disguised ... Read more
Until 1912 Morocco had never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris, though, was an exception. He lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as The Times correspondent observed every aspect of its life. He describes the unfettered Sultanate in all its dark, melodramatic splendour. He was an intimate of at least three ruling Sultans and a man capable of befriending his kidnapper. It was said that only three Christians had ever visited the walled city of Chechaouen: one was poisoned, one came for an hour disguised ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906011062
SKU
V9781906011062
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About Walter B. Harris
Walter Harris was born in London in 1866, one of seven children of a prosperous business man. After schooling at Harrow and a short time at Cambridge, he left England to travel, and managed to visit Constantinople, India, Egypt, Archangel, Yemen and South Africa before settling in Tangier at the age of 20. He worked as a journalist, eventually salaried ... Read more
Reviews for Morocco That Was
"This book is brilliant - sharp, melodramatic & extremely funny" Rough Guide to Morocco