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1 online resource (1 audio file (28hr., 01 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by George Guidall. |
| Summary |
After four trips to the Sahara and extensive historical research, David Ball crafted this sweeping adventure novel spanning two continents and 15 years. Set against a backdrop of the crumbling French Empire's attempts to colonize the Sahara Desert, Empires of Sand follows the lives of two cousins who are raised as brothers but destined to become enemies. It is 1870, and France is at war with Prussia. The son of a French count and a Saharan noblewoman, Moussa has been born to privilege. His cousin Paul will be an Army Officer like his father. For two young boys, the siege of Paris is merely another grand adventure. But as tensions rise, the French become more and more suspicious of "outsiders." When Moussa and his mother are forced to flee to her homeland, it will be 10 years before Moussa and Paul meet again-on opposite sides of a brutal battle for control of the Sahara. David Ball has created a swashbuckling tale with something for everyone. With his masterful narration, George Guidall perfectly captures the struggles of two men as their personal loyalties shift in a rapidly changing world. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Flatters, Paul François Xavier, 1832-1881 -- Fiction.
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Tuaregs -- Algeria -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Sieges -- Fiction.
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Western Sahara -- History -- To 1884 -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871 -- Fiction.
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Algeria -- History -- 1830-1962 -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Guidall, George. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781501988530 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1501988530 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13540917 |
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