Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown, c2004. Includes reading group guide. Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-340) and index.
Summary:
Chronicles the hardships encountered by twelve American sailors who, in 1815, were shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, captured, sold into slavery, and sent on a difficult odyssey through the perilous heart of the Sahara.
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