White Gold
The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves
$27.06
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2005
Summary
This is the forgotten story of the million white Europeans, snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of North Africa to be sold to the highest bidder. Ignored by their own governments, and forced to endure the harshest of conditions, very few lived to tell the tale.
Using the firsthand testimony of a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow, Giles Milton vividly reconstructs a disturbing, little known chapter of history. Pellow was bought by the tyrannical…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340794708 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340794704 |
| Author: | Giles Milton |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Giles Milton has a gift for searching out odd and forgotten corners of history and turning them into bestselling books… this is not a dry history, but a full-blooded narrative closer in style to a historical novel than to an academic study. - William Palmer Literary Review
Milton’s story could scarcely be more action-packed, and its setting and subsidiary characters are as fantastic as its events. - The Sunday TimesAn extraordinary story which few people will be at all familiar with… an exciting and sensational account of a really swash-buckling historical episode - Philip Hensher, SpectatorGiles Milton’s narrative races along as he stitches together a story of heroism, sacrifice and misplaced zeal, painstakingly researched from contemporary writing and records - ObserverGiles Milton… has crafted an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining - The TimesAbout The Author
Giles Milton
Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East.
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