Sons of Sinbad; an account of sailing with the Arabs in
their dhows, in the Red Sea, around the coasts of
Arabia, and to Zanzibar and Tanganyika: pearling in the
Persian gulf: and the life of the shipmasters, the
mariners, and merchants of Kuwait,
illustrated with photographs and charts by the author.Sons of Sinbad - an account of sailing with the Arabs in their dhows, in the Red Sea, around the coasts of Arabia
by Villiers, Alan J. -- 1903 - 1982
pub by Rand McNally, NY, 1940 - - isbn (none this edition ) - illustrations, photos, maps -
429 p.
The title says it all. A very readable and revealing book by a master mariner who sailed a voyage aboard a Dhow with a native crew. Villiers had a serious accident while aboard and the sailors nursed him back to health.
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