Product Information
When Peter Hudson set off for Mauritania, he knew it only as a big blank space on a map of Africa. Travelling from the capital, Nouakchott, hardly more than a desert encampment, he found among the oases and ancient caravan towns a people in harmony with their harsh surroundings, and began to understand something of the emerging nation's confrontation with the This book describes Hudson's travels as he progressed by foot, canal and donkey. Peter Hudson's book A Leaf in the Wind was shortlisted for the 1988 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780006543589
eBay Product ID (ePID)90538713
Product Key Features
Book TitleTravels in Mauritania
Book SeriesFlamingo S.
AuthorPeter Hudson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTravel Writing
Publication Year1991
Number of Pages256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPeter Hudson