The Resource White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves, Giles Milton
White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves, Giles Milton
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- Summary
- This book reveals a disturbing and long forgotten chapter of history. In 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and 51 comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Their captors--a network of Muslim slave traders--had declared war on Christendom. Thousands had been snatched from their homes in France, Spain, England and Italy and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sal* in Morocco. Pellow and his shipmates were bought by the tyrannical sultan of Morocco, who was constructing a palace of such grandeur that it would surpass every other building in the world, built entirely by Christian slave labor. Resourceful, resilient, and quick-thinking, Pellow was selected by the sultan for special treatment, and was one of the fortunate few who survived to tell his tale.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed., 2005.
- Extent
- xii, 316 p.
- Isbn
- 9780374289355
- Label
- White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves
- Title
- White gold
- Title remainder
- the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves
- Statement of responsibility
- Giles Milton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book reveals a disturbing and long forgotten chapter of history. In 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and 51 comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Their captors--a network of Muslim slave traders--had declared war on Christendom. Thousands had been snatched from their homes in France, Spain, England and Italy and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sal* in Morocco. Pellow and his shipmates were bought by the tyrannical sultan of Morocco, who was constructing a palace of such grandeur that it would surpass every other building in the world, built entirely by Christian slave labor. Resourceful, resilient, and quick-thinking, Pellow was selected by the sultan for special treatment, and was one of the fortunate few who survived to tell his tale.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Milton, Giles
- Dewey number
- 306.3/62/0964
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HT1346
- LC item number
- .M55 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Pellow, Thomas
- Slavery
- Morocco
- Great Britain
- Morocco
- Label
- White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves, Giles Milton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-304) and index
- Control code
- ocm56941892
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed., 2005.
- Extent
- xii, 316 p.
- Isbn
- 9780374289355
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004026427
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- White gold : the extraordinary story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's one million white slaves, Giles Milton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-304) and index
- Control code
- ocm56941892
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed., 2005.
- Extent
- xii, 316 p.
- Isbn
- 9780374289355
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2004026427
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
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