When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

by Martin Williams

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The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles, and hippos, and attracted prehistoric...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691201625

ISBN13:9780691201627

Release Date:October 2021

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"

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