White Gold The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves |
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| Author:
| Milton, Giles |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-42529-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Picador
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors--Ali Hakem and his network of Islamic slave traders--had declared war on the whole of Christendom. Pellow and his shipmates were bought by the tyrannical sultan of Morocco. Drawn from the unpublished letters and manuscripts of Pellow and survivors like him,White Goldis a fascinating glimpse at a time long forgotten by history.
In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and fifty-one of his comrades were captured at sea by Barbary corsairs. Their captors--Ali Hakem and his network of Islamic slave traders--had declared war on the whole of Christendom. Pellow and his shipmates were bought by the tyrannical sultan of Morocco. Drawn from the unpublished letters and manuscripts of Pellow and survivors like him,White Goldis a fascinating glimpse at a time long forgotten by history.