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The Lost Oases

Gelesen von Steven Seitel

(4,792 Sterne; 12 Bewertungen)

This book was published in 1925. Oxford-educated Egyptian diplomat and geographic explorer, Hassanein Bey (Ahmad Muhammad Hassanayn), with two companions and a few cranky camels, trekked south across the vast sandy Libyan desert, from the Mediterranean to the Sudan, in the process rediscovering and confirming the locations of two “lost” oases known previously only through “vague tradition.”

More than just a record of scientific and geographic discovery, the book evinces a deep respect and reverence for the beauty and cruelty of the desert. In the author’s own words, “In the silent infinity of the desert, body, mind, and soul are cleansed. Man feels nearer to God, feels the presence of a mighty Power from which nothing any longer diverts his attention. Little by little an inevitable fatalism and an unshakable belief in the wisdom of God’s decree bring resignation, even to the extent of offering his life to the desert without grudge. There are times when he feels that it really does not matter…”

This is a modestly written record of an epic adventure, one which could not have succeeded without the support of King Fouad I of Egypt and the tolerant friendship of Sayed Idris El Senussi, head of the mysterious Senussi Brotherhood in Kufra that generally did not welcome western explorers. (Summary by Steve Seitel) (7 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Ch.1 The Desert

12:55

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Ch.2 Planning the Journey; Ch.3 Blessing the Baggage

9:07

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Ch4. Supplies and Equipment

17:40

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Ch.5 Plots and Omens

14:22

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Ch.6 The Senussis

21:39

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Ch.7 The Peace of Jaghbub

13:19

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Ch.8 Meals and Medicine

12:35

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Ch.9 Sand-Storms and the Road to Jalo

16:11

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Ch.10 The Oasis at Jalo

32:27

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Ch.11 On the Trek

29:21

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Ch.12 The Road to Zieghen Well

37:11

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Ch.13 The Changing Desert and a Corrected Map

20:39

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Ch.14 Kufra: Old Friends and a Change of Plan

21:07

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Ch.15 Kufra: Its Place on the Map

25:33

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Ch.16 The Lost Oases: Arkenu

22:45

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Ch.17 The Lost Oases: Ouenat

22:17

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Ch.18 Night Marches to Erdi

32:28

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Ch.19 Entering the Sudan

27:36

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Ch.20 To Furawia on Short Rations

23:27

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Ch.21 Journey's End

22:21

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Bewertungen

great insight

(4 Sterne)

listened to an English man's similar journey through the same country. The English man's journey was primarily about slaughtering the wild life

(5 Sterne)

Such an interesting book and I feel the reader does an excellent job !