Conquistadors of the Red City: The Moroccan Conquest of the Songhay Empire Comer Plummer III:Paperback Shortness of Life

Shortness of Life

Elaine looked up from the dishes with a smile

mom and dad each have their own special walk

cudgels and pendants

This book is a story about two friends with similar encounters

Conquistadors of the Red City: The Moroccan Conquest of the Songhay Empire Comer Plummer III:Paperback Shortness of LifeConquistadors of the Red City: The Moroccan Conquest of the Songhay Empire recounts the ambitions of a sixteenth century Moroccan ruler to defy geography and send his army across the Sahara Desert in search of the elusive gold fields of West Africa. In destroying the empire of the Songhay, the Moroccans established a trans Saharan state, but their quest for riches proved to be futile and ruinous, for themselves and for the entire region. This