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The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu: Rediscovering Africa's Literary Culture by John O. Hunwick, Alida Jay Boye, Joseph Hunwick

The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu: Rediscovering Africa's Literary Culture

John O. Hunwick, Alida Jay Boye, Joseph Hunwick

176 pages first pub 2008 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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For centuries, trading caravans made epic journeys across the Saharan sands to reach the markets of the legendary city of Timbuktu, where they traded salt, gold, slaves, textiles—and books. By the mid-fifteenth century, Timbuktu had become a major...

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