Sands of death
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Sands of death

2008
Scientific expeditionsSurveyingRailroadsFrenchEisenbahnbauKolonialismusDesert survivalHistoryRailroads, africaSurvivalism

In December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their territories in West Africa. This story of treachery, massacre, torture and even cannibalism made headlines around the world.

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