Sahara, the forbidding sands by Jean-Marc Durou

Sahara, the forbidding sands by Jean-Marc Durou

These are the images long associated with the formidable Sahara Desert. For centuries the Sahara has intrigued and challenged explorers and adventurers from around the world. For these passionate souls who have braved the extreme climate and treacherous terrain, the Sahara has yielded exciting panoramas unlike any other. Now, the spectacular photography of Jean-Marc Durou's Sahara: The Forbidding Sands brings to life the majestic mountains, lush oases, and shifting sands that make up the incredibly grand and diverse landscapes of this vast expanse.

Complete with historic drawings and paintings by early Western adventurers, this beautifully illustrated book features a detailed account of the Sahara's exciting and dramatic history of exploration and exploitation: the hardships and misadventures of early British and French expeditions; the tales of gold riches in the legendary city of Timbuktu; the bloody battles fought between the Tuareg nomad tribes and colonial troops for control of the land; the discoveries of oil resources and prehistoric rock carvings and paintings.

Added to this fascinating history are the personal accounts of the book's seven essayists— a collection of explorers, naturalists, journalists — whose own tales of adventure and survival in the ever-changing environment of the Sahara match the passion and sense of wonder conveyed in Durou's lush photographs.

Details

• Hardcover with dust jacket
• 26 cm x 32 cm
• Condition: Good, dust jacket has very light signs of use, book is otherwise clean, no notes/stamps
• Approximately 147 illustrations in full color
• ISBN: 9780810941878
• Publishing House: Simon and Schuster