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. Infamous as well as famous, 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.
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Henry de Monfreid (1879-1974) was an adventurer, seaman and smuggler. His publications include Secrets of the Red Sea and Sea Adventures.
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good ++. Third Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A Smuggler's Tale '. 218 pages plus book adverts but UNillustrated. Read more about : Obock, Dankali coast, Djobel, Massawa, and sand-clouds. Cond : Cover is black with orange lettering. Light edge wear, some general wear. Tight in binding, bright in colour. Clean. No names, no tears. Quote (p. 69) : " As I rounded the point and came in sight of the little bay, I saw a naked man running towards us over the sand, waving his loin-cloth. There was only a swslight breeze and the sea was very calm, so I was able to approach ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 008669
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