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Author:
English, Charlie, author.
Title:
The storied city : the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past / Charlie English.
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publisher:
Books On Tape,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
11 audio discs (13 hr., 56 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
Tombouctou (Mali)--Discovery and exploration.
Tombouctou (Mali)--Antiquities.
Mali--Destruction and pillage.--Tuareg Rebellion, 2012---Destruction and pillage.
Manuscripts, Arabic--Tombouctou.--Tombouctou.
Libraries--Destruction and pillage--Tombouctou.--Tombouctou.
Islamic learning and scholarship--Tombouctou.--Tombouctou.
Cultural property--Protection--Tombouctou.--Tombouctou.
Mali--Tombouctou.
Libraries--Destruction and pillage--Tombouctou.--Tombouctou.
Mali--Destruction and pillage.--Tuareg Rebellion, 2012---Destruction and pillage.
Audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
History.
Other Authors:
Reitel, Enn, narrator.
Notes:
Title from web page. Read by Enn Reitel. Compact discs.
Summary:
The thrilling account of how a band of Malian librarians and archivists risked their lives to save priceless ancient manuscripts from destruction in al Qaeda₆occupied Timbuktu, interwoven with the historical race to 'discover' the much-mythologized city.
ISBN:
1524754951
9781524754952
OCLC:
(OCoLC)981251238
Locations:
MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

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