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... Sahara . Here an atmosphere bright , dry , and invigorating convinced me that I had found the true sanatorium for any one suffi- ciently convalescent to dispense with the luxuries of city life . From the officers of the French outposts ...
... Sahara . Here an atmosphere bright , dry , and invigorating convinced me that I had found the true sanatorium for any one suffi- ciently convalescent to dispense with the luxuries of city life . From the officers of the French outposts ...
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... Sahara , and his Excellency le Maréchal Randon , Governor - General of Algeria , most kindly seconded the scheme , by offering me all the assistance and protection in his power throughout the vast regions tributary to , or in alliance ...
... Sahara , and his Excellency le Maréchal Randon , Governor - General of Algeria , most kindly seconded the scheme , by offering me all the assistance and protection in his power throughout the vast regions tributary to , or in alliance ...
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... Sahara as a natural frontier . That policy , we learn from the ' Moniteur , ' is now about to be reversed . No natural frontier is to be acknowledged in Africa ; and we are promised in the coming winter a regularly organized expedition ...
... Sahara as a natural frontier . That policy , we learn from the ' Moniteur , ' is now about to be reversed . No natural frontier is to be acknowledged in Africa ; and we are promised in the coming winter a regularly organized expedition ...
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... Sahara - Camels - Jacob's flocks- A mirage -Paradise of waterfowl - Flamingoes - Plovers - The Sheik Bon Disah - Falconry - A bustard - hunt - The sandgrouse - Costly birds - Sunday in the desert - Natron deposits - Whirlwinds — Pillars ...
... Sahara - Camels - Jacob's flocks- A mirage -Paradise of waterfowl - Flamingoes - Plovers - The Sheik Bon Disah - Falconry - A bustard - hunt - The sandgrouse - Costly birds - Sunday in the desert - Natron deposits - Whirlwinds — Pillars ...
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... Sahara - Reports of Roman cities in the interior - The prison of Souf - The wild ass of the Sahara - Arrival of a horseman from G'hadames - Capitaine Bonnemain Trade- Dates - Fabrics Caravans - Wonderful powers of sight- The Arabs of ...
... Sahara - Reports of Roman cities in the interior - The prison of Souf - The wild ass of the Sahara - Arrival of a horseman from G'hadames - Capitaine Bonnemain Trade- Dates - Fabrics Caravans - Wonderful powers of sight- The Arabs of ...
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Achmed Africa Agha Algeria Algiers Arab armed arrived barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba coffee convoy dark dates dayat descended desert distance Djebel Djelfa djemmâa dragoman dromedary English falcon feet fire flocks French gardens gate gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt hand head Herodotus hill horsemen horses inhabitants Jews journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout Medeah mekhasni miles military morning Morocco mosque mounted Mozabites N'goussa native negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed plain race ride ridge rock rode Roman round saddle Sahara salt sand scarcely sehaurs sent sheik side Sidi skin soon Souf Spahis species specimen square stone supply tent terebinth tion Touareg Touat traveller trees tribes Tuggurt walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole yards Zobeir
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