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Arab Coast
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Author_Henri De Monfried
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Bales
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Cape Gardafui
Caravan
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colonial era smuggling
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Ethiopian Plateau
fat
Fat El
Follow
girl
Great Charas
Hashish Syndicate
Held
Holy Man
illegal trade networks analysis
Lateen Sail
Lighthouse Keeper
maritime anthropology
maritime history
pearl commerce
Pearl Cultivating
Pearl Divers
plateau
Red Sea trade routes
Sea Water
somali
Somali Coast
Somali Girl
Superb
syndicate
Wander
War Time
Water Front
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415849852
- Weight: 470g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 24 May 2013
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travellers of his or any age. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This is a compelling account of how de Monfried sought his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, and was then drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Hashish was the drug of choice, and de Monfried writes of sailing to Suez with illegal cargoes, dodging blockades and pirates. This compelling book is a unique and detailed portrayal of a colourful and dangerous world that has now disappeared. It allows us to share in the exhilarating adventures of a legend whose love for the sea and zest for life run across every page.
