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The sultan and the princess

by Christiane Bird

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Oman's Sultan Said and his rebellious daughter Princess Salme--comes to life in this compelling narrative. Sultan Said and his descendants were shadowed and all but shattered by the rise and fall of East Africa's nineteenth-century slave trade.

Kings and rulersSlave-tradeBiographyPrincessesZanzibarRelationsHistorySlave tradeNew York Times reviewed