Project Gutenberg 2007-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 142 Richardson, James 1806 1851 05003599 Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 Produced by Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net HTML revised by David Widger "Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846" by James Richardson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative focuses on the author’s adventurous journey over a nine-month period through the Sahara Desert, highlighting personal encounters with various tribes such as the Touaricks, as well as descriptions of significant locations like Ghat, Ghadames, and Mourzuk. The work also reflects Richardson's strong condemnation of the slave trade he observed during his travels. The opening of the book introduces readers to Richardson's motivations and intentions for his journey, emphasizing his desire to understand the lives and cultures of Saharan tribes while aiming to raise awareness against the slave trade. He reflects on the challenges he faced from both the local populations and the harsh desert environment. The narrative begins with his initial plans, the skepticism expressed by acquaintances about his journey, and his adventurous spirit as he departs for Tripoli, setting the stage for the arduous and enlightening experiences that will unfold in the vast landscapes of the Sahara. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sahara -- Description and travel DT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1835274 1835301 2024-09-09T12:35:12.624556 2023-09-10T05:25:49.863573 text/html text/html 1834876 2021-01-25T23:44:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 65832228 2021-01-25T23:44:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 68432873 2024-09-09T12:42:29.650912 application/epub+zip 68033821 2024-09-09T12:38:02.759777 application/epub+zip 842814 2024-09-09T12:35:18.092510 application/epub+zip 603676812 2024-09-09T12:44:00.883400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603247527 2024-09-09T12:39:16.954888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1287568 2022-09-10T11:05:34.490961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1611106 2024-09-09T12:35:05.934612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1610961 2007-07-17T17:53:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 639093 2007-07-17T18:04:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17575 2024-09-09T12:44:02.076896 application/rdf+xml 23998 2024-09-09T12:35:18.686517 image/jpeg 4607 2024-09-09T12:35:18.407582 image/jpeg 65874623 2024-09-09T12:35:16.137596 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia