One of the most bizarre episodes of the late 19th century was the French attempt to colonize the Sahara. This lively account describes the muscular if misguided heroism of a few hundred Frenchmen who undertook this task.
Praise for "The Conquest of the Sahara:
""The Conquest of the Sahara is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul." --"The Los Angeles Times
"A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony." -- "Newsweek
"In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight." --"The Washington Post Book World
"Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job." --"The Boston Globe
"[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost." --"The San Francisco Chronicle
Praise for "The Conquest of the Sahara":
""The Conquest of the Sahara" is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul." --"The Los Angeles Times"
"A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony." -- "Newsweek"
"In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job." --"The Boston Globe"
"[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
Praise for "The Conquest of the Sahara"
""The Conquest of the Sahara" is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul." --"The Los Angeles Times"
"A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony." -- "Newsweek"
"In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job." --"The Boston Globe"
"[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
""The Conquest of the Sahara" is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul." --"The Los Angeles Times"
"A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony." -- "Newsweek"
"In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job." --"The Boston Globe"
"[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"The Conquest of the Sahara" is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul. "The Los Angeles Times"
A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony. "Newsweek"
In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight. "The Washington Post Book World"
Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job. "The Boston Globe"
[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost. "The San Francisco Chronicle""
"The Conquest of the Sahara is almost everything a book should be-an adornment for your home, a blitz of information for your brain, a diversion and a hoot, and, finally, balm for your soul." --The Los Angeles Times
"A bravura account...Readers with a taste for exotic popular history will savor Porch's wry sense of irony." --Newsweek
"In this admirable book, Douglas Porch sets the record straight." --The Washington Post Book World
"Porch is knowledgeable. . .and a fine writer with a dramatic style . . .[he] has done a superb job." --The Boston Globe
"[Porch] presents a vivid blow-by-blow account of how this arid, inhospitable land was penetrated at a terrible cost." --The San Francisco Chronicle
