Shared by:daenigma100

The Fortunes of Africa - A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor - Martin Meredith

Written by
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 56 Kbps

A sweeping history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people.

Africa has been coveted for its rich natural resources ever since the era of the pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew merchant-adventurers and conquerors from afar. In modern times, the focus of attention is on oil, diamonds, and other rare earth minerals.

In this vast and vivid panorama of history, Martin Meredith follows the fortunes of Africa over a period of 5,000 years. With compelling narrative, he traces the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms and empires; the spread of Christianity and Islam; the enduring quest for gold and other riches; the exploits of explorers and missionaries; and the impact of European colonization. He examines, too, the fate of modern African states and concludes with a glimpse of their future.

His cast of characters includes religious leaders, mining magnates, warlords, dictators, and many other legendary figures - among them Mansa Musa, ruler of the medieval Mali empire, said to be the richest man the world has ever known.

Announce URL:
This Torrent also has several backup trackers
Tracker: udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce
Tracker: udp://tracker.leechers-paradise.org:6969
Tracker: udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
Tracker: udp://tracker.open-internet.nl:6969/announce
Tracker: udp://tracker.torrent.eu.org:451/announce
Tracker: udp://tracker.tiny-vps.com:6969/announce
Tracker: udp://open.demonii.si:1337/announce
Tracker: udp://thetracker.org:80/announce
Tracker: http://tracker2.dler.org:80/announce
Creation Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:34:36 +0000
This is a Multifile Torrent
Martin Meredith - The Fortunes of Africa.mp3 638.99 MBs
File Size: 638.99 MBs
Piece Size: 1 MB
Comment: Updated by History Audiobook
Encoding: UTF-8
Info Hash: 8e16a96779e77a40c885706bc3c3ccd93832ea22
Torrent Download: Torrent Free Downloads
Tips: Sometimes the torrent health info isn’t accurate, so you can download the file and check it out or try the following downloads.
Direct Download: Start Direct Download
Tips: You could try out alternative bittorrent clients.
Secured Download: Download Files Now
AD: