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Crossing the Sands
Ariane Audoin-Debreuil
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Description for Crossing the Sands
Hardcover. Presents the story of the early exploration of the Sahara Desert and the first motorised crossing of the Sahara from North Aftice to Timbuktu by Citroen autochenilles in the early years of the 20th century. This book includes period photographs and recounts the dangers and difficulties of exploration in those times. Translator(s): MacGill, Ingrid. Num Pages: 194 pages, 200 black and white period photographs, 20 colour images, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; 3JJC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1532.
On December 17, 1922, Andre Citroen sent an expedition of Citroen half tracks or autochenilles to follow the camel tracks across the Sahara desert from Algeria to Timbuktu on the banks of the River Niger. This was the first motorized crossing of the Sahara and took twenty-one days. It permitted the establishment of a land connection between North Africa and the Sudan, at that time extremely isolated, and opened the way for the exploration of the heart of Africa. This first crossing was the culmination of the long, slow penetration of the Sahara by car and plane between 1910 and ... Read more
On December 17, 1922, Andre Citroen sent an expedition of Citroen half tracks or autochenilles to follow the camel tracks across the Sahara desert from Algeria to Timbuktu on the banks of the River Niger. This was the first motorized crossing of the Sahara and took twenty-one days. It permitted the establishment of a land connection between North Africa and the Sudan, at that time extremely isolated, and opened the way for the exploration of the heart of Africa. This first crossing was the culmination of the long, slow penetration of the Sahara by car and plane between 1910 and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
1533g
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Loughborough, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854432223
SKU
V9781854432223
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About Ariane Audoin-Debreuil
As well as the desire to write, Ariane Audouin-Dubreuil also inherited her father's passion for travel. When she was 20 years old, she crossed Africa as a member of a theatrical troupe led by Andre Malraux. Later, she visited Timbuktu to prepare for the writing of this book. For the last fifteen years, she has given lectures on the three ... Read more
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