The storied city the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past
The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, C...
| Main Author: | English, Charlie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Riverhead Books,
2017.
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