The Sultan's shadow : one family's rule at the crossroads of East and West
Title:
The Sultan's shadow : one family's rule at the crossroads of East and West
Author:
Bird, Christiane.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
xxii, 374 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
Oman's Sultan Said and his rebellious daughter Princess Salme--comes to life in this compelling narrative. Sultan Said and his descendants were shadowed and all but shattered by the rise and fall of East Africa's nineteenth-century slave trade.
Language:
English
Contents:
Pt. 1: OMAN. Beginnings -- Muscat -- Slavery -- The Portuguese invasion -- The Al Busaids come to power -- War with the Wahhabis -- Seyyid Said in Muscat -- Pt. 2: ZANZIBAR. A princess is born (Princess Salme) -- Clove fever -- The move to town -- On the streets -- A day in the life -- Gatherings -- The slave trade -- Americans in Zanzibar -- The Swahili -- Seyyid Said's last journey -- The explorers -- Rebellion -- Elopement -- Pt. 3: GERMANY AND AFRICA. Hamburg -- Alone -- Changes -- Tippu Tip -- Dr. Livingstone -- Stanley meets Tippu Tip -- Seyyid Barghash -- Endings.
ISBN:
9780345469403
Format :
Book
