The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
(Autor) Joshua Hammer
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Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of destruction at the hands of Al Qaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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Editorial:
Simon & Schuster
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
288
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9781476777412
Año de publicación:
2017
Fecha publicación:
4 de Mayo de 2017
Joshua Hammer
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