Henri De Monfried

Pearl, Arms and Hashish

Pages from the Life of the Red Sea Navigator

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account "a rich, restless, magnificent life" as one of the great travellers of his or any age. His name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This is a compelling account of how de Monfried seeks his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, then is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Hashish was the drug of choice, and de Monfried writes of sailing to Suez with illegal cargos, dodging blockades and pirates. This book is a unique and detailed portrayal of a colorful and dangerous world that has now disappeared. It allows us to share in the exhilarating adventures of a legend whose love for the sea and zest for life runs across every page.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9780710312020
• ISBN-10: 0710312024
• Artikelnr.: 22396203

Autorenporträt

Henri de Monfried and Ida Treat..

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD: The Legend and the Man I. Boyhood on the Cape II. Rain III.
Abyssinia Mektoub IV. Return to the Sea V. Diplomacy and Pearls VI. Pearls
and Intelligence VII. The Honorable Arms Trade The VIII. A Trade Less
Honorable: Somali Slaves Coast IX. Pirates and Coast-Guards: An Eventful
First Venture X. Little Wars and Big; Prison XI. Piraeu8, Djibouti, Sues
XII. Hashish XIII. The Last Adventure in Pearls XIV. Running the Blockade
XV. Phantom Ships XVI. Son-of-the-Sea XVII. The Route to India XVIII.
Fighting the Drug-Ring: the Great Charas XIX. The Great Charas (concluded)