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1921. With 54 illustrations from photographs by the author and a map. Forbes, an Englishwoman, made history when, in 1935, traveling alone and using every conceivable means of transportation, she made it from Peshawar to Samarkand and beyond in Afghan. In this volume she relates the fascinating account of her remarkable journey to Kufra, made in the company of Ahmed Hassanein Bey, disguised as a bedouin woman. She was the second European to ever reach Kufra.Forbes, Rosita is the author of 'Secret of the Sahara: Kufara', published 2007 under ISBN 9780548016367 and ISBN 0548016364.
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