To Timbuktu for a Haircut [electronic resource] : A Journey Through West Africa
Antonson, Rick2013
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Short-listed for the Oklahoma Book Awards, 2013
Timbuktu: the African city known to legend as a land of scholars, splendour and mystery, a golden age in the Sahara Desert. But to many it is a vaguely recognizable name. With this fabled city as his goal, author Rick Antonson began a month-long trek. His initial plan? To get a haircut.
Rick narrates the history of this elusive destination through the teachings of his Malian guide Zak, and encounters with stranded tourists, a camel owner, a riverboat captain, and the people who call Timbuktu home.
The second edition of this important book outlines the volatile political situations in Timbuktu following the spring 2012 military coup in Mali and the subsequent capture of the city by Islamic extremists. Literally, it is a race against time to save the city's irreplaceable artifacts, mosques, and monuments, and to understand why Timbuktu's past is essential to the future of Africa.
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Author:
Antonson, Rick, Author
Edition:
2
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[Place of publication not identified] : Dundurn, 2013
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Rick Antonson is the president and CEO of Tourism Vancouver and a former ambassador for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. He is the co-author of Slumach's Gold and the author of To Timbuktu for a Haircut. Antonson lives in Vancouver.
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9781459710511
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English
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2837365
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