Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2003.
Contents
Exploration's godfather -- The charge of ignorance -- A friend to mankind -- The oriental interpreter -- The Moors' tales -- The Gambia route -- The political player -- No mean talents -- Pity the white man -- The golden harvest -- The Göttingen connection -- Juset ben Abdallah -- Many deaths -- The Swiss gentleman -- Shaykh Ibrahim ibn Abdallah -- A new world order -- The fountains of the sun -- The spirit of discovery.
