Kennedy, Geraldine
HARTMATTAN A Journey Across the Sahara
c. 1994: Santa Monica CA. Clover Park Press. . . Hardcover. Blue boards, bright gold lettering. TRUE ADVENTURE. Harmattan: The legendary hot, dry wind that sweeps south from the Sahara and along the western cost of Africa, ladened with clouds of dust. "The year is 1964... With a long school holiday ahead of them, five young and spirited American women set off from their jobs as Peace Corps teachers in Liberia. In an epic journey of wit and courage, they make their way - by train, bus, car and giant trans-Saharan trucks - among the diverse peoples of West Africa...Assertive and curious, the five women encounter a land where females are virtually invisible...Moving slowly from one oasis to another...the five are moved by generous acts of kindness and recoil in terror from confrontations with angry suitors...After seven weeks and thousands of miles, trust overcomes fear. Defying the warnings of friends and strangers alike, they cross the great Sahara Desert and enter Algiers to brief, world-wide attention. " ; 9-1/4" Tall; 289 pages. like new. Very minor wear on the clean, complete DJ.. . ISBN Number:. Keywords:[]
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