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1.The Wreck of the Medusa: The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth CenturyThe Wreck of the Medusa: The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century
from Atlantic Monthly Press
Price: $4.99

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I read this book last year and thoroughly enjoyed every word. The author does a superb job of placing you on the raft and in the middle of the action. The understanding of this event and it's underlying causes is a very important lesson. I was struck, page after page, by the similarities between the... more info

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2.Culture and Customs of Senegal (Culture and Customs of Africa)Culture and Customs of Senegal (Culture and Customs of Africa)
from Greenwood
Price: $39.95

Customer Review:
Senegal camouflaged face is unmasked.
Senegal comes to life in this book.
The depiction of the day by day life, social sceneries, traditions and mode de vie is refreshing.
Senegal is a forgotten or ignored destination for those who solely search for Tia Maria and the glitters of... more info

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3.Wreck of the Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High SeasWreck of the Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas
from Skyhorse Publishing
Price: $3.45

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A great adventure story, but an even better study of leadership in a crisis.
La Méduse was a French frigate that sank off the coast of Mauretania on its way to Senegal in 1816. There were 400 people on board; some survived, some did not. Like the Titanic 96 years later, there were boats... more info

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4.Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: African Princess, Florida Slave, Plantation SlaveownerAnna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: African Princess, Florida Slave, Plantation Slaveowner
from University Press of Florida
Price: $14.01

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Anna Madgigine Jai was a teenager (and possibly a Senegalese princess) when she was captured in her homeland and sold into slavery during a civil war in 1806. She was later purchased in Cuba by Zephaniah Kingsley, Jr., and taken to his St. Johns River plantation in northeast Florida where she became... more info

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5.A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban SenegalA Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal
from University of California Los Angeles, Fowler
Price: $29.95

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One of the best complied books on The sufi Saint, Amadou Bamaba and all of the art that comes from his greatness. Beautifully put together and a must have for anyone who loves african art, african sufism, or african mysticism. Definently one to collect.

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6.A Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia and SenegalA Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia and Senegal
from Yale University Press
Price: $32.54

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I live in Senegal and this is a fabulous book for someone who is living in Senegal or the Gambia. I travel some and have been using the Princeton Illustrated Checklist for Birds of Western & Central Africa - but it is nice to have a more limited list of birds that actually live here. (Makes it... more info

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7.Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 (New African Histories)Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853-1913 (New African Histories)
from Ohio University Press
Price: $49.50

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This is an excellent piece of historical scholarship--meticulously researched and full of insights about a crucial period in Senegal's history. This monograph is going to significantly change the previously unquestioned "canon" of literature on the Muridiyya.

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8.West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce: The Senegal River Valley, 1700-1860 (African Studies)West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce: The Senegal River Valley, 1700-1860 (African Studies)
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $39.05

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9.[no image]The Abandoned Baobab: The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman
from Lawrence Hill & Co

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10.Colonial Conscripts: The Tirailleurs Senegalais in French West Africa, 1857-1960 (Social History of Africa Series)Colonial Conscripts: The Tirailleurs Senegalais in French West Africa, 1857-1960 (Social History of Africa Series)
from Heinemann
Price: $23.99

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When one usually thinks about imperialism, the common image is of imperial powers taking natural resources from colonized peoples for the benefit of the metropolitan power. In his book Colonial Conscripts, Myron Echenberg delves into the even more insidious practice of conscirpting a nation's young... more info

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