Valley Of The Casbahs
A Journey Across the Moroccan Sahara
$65.88
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2004
Summary
The four-hundred-and-fifty-mile long Draa River Valley in the Moroccan Sahara contains some of the most sumptuous oases and searing desert of the Arab world, starting in the moonscape gorges of the Anti Atlas Mountains through to a green sea of date palms over which rise the many-towered casbahs of ochre coloured clay, medieval in aspect and sheltering a life medieval in character. It is a region richer historically and ethnically than anywhere else in North Africa. The river stretches to the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349115368 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349115362 |
| Author: | Jeffrey Tayler |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 347g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 15mm |
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Tayler imparts a sense of immediacy to his travels, while reflecting on a nomadic way of life in fast decline.
Tayler imparts a sense of immediacy to his travels, while reflecting on a nomadic way of life in fast decline. - NORTHERN ECHO
A delightful and thought-provoking snapshot of Moroccan life. - DAILY EXPRESSHe vividly recreates his trek, balancing the beauty with the gritty. - INKIt is easy to see why Tayler counts Bill Bryson amongst his fans - GOOD BOOK GUIDEAbout The Author
Jeffrey Tayler
Jeffrey Tayler is a traveller & writer, working for CONDE NAST TRAVELLER, SPIN, HARPER’S MAGAZINE & ATLANTIC MONTHLY. Bill Bryson selected two of his essays for the 1st edition of THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING in 2002. He lives in Moscow.
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