The sultan's shadow : one family's rule at the crossroads of East and West. / Christiane Bird.

Author: Bird, Christiane.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Random House, c2010.

Descriptionxxii, 374 p. ; 25 cm.

Note:pt. 1: Oman. Beginnings -- Muscat -- Slavery -- The Portuguese invasion -- The Al Busaids come to power -- War with the Wahhabis -- Seyyid Said in Muscat -- pt. 2: Zanzibar. A princess is born -- Clove fever -- The move to town -- On the streets -- A day in the life -- Gatherings -- The slave trade -- Americans in Zanzibar -- The Swahili -- Seyyid Said's last journey -- The explorers -- Rebellion -- Elopement -- pt. 3: Germany and Africa. Hamburg -- Alone -- Changes -- Tippu Tip -- Dr. Livingstone -- Stanley meets Tippu Tip -- Seyyid Barghash -- Endings.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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