{"product_id":"2940013887640","title":"Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892, Third Edition [Illustrated]","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents, linked Footnotes, and linked Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF FATHER JOSEPH OHRWALDER LATE PRIEST OF THE AUSTRIAN MISSION STATION AT DELEN, IN KORDOFAN \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS (abridged list)\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003eFATHER OHRWALDER'S JOURNEY TO THE SUDAN.\u003cbr\u003eDescription of Kordofan and Dar Nuba—The Mission Station at Delen   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAHDI AND HIS RISE TO POWER.\u003cbr\u003eThe rise of the Mahdi—Early successes—Personal appearance—His\u003cbr\u003eKhalifas described—Military organization—Makes new laws—He summons El Obeid to surrender   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eFATHER OHRWALDER AND HIS COMPANIONS TAKEN CAPTIVE.\u003cbr\u003eThe storm rises in Dar Nuba—The Baggara begin to raid—Khojur Kakum of Delen—Mek Omar besieges Delen—The slave guard deserts the Mission—The priests and nuns surrender—They are sent to the Mahdi   \u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXII.\u003cbr\u003eAGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE IN THE MAHDI'S KINGDOM.\u003cbr\u003eRemarks on the agriculture and commerce of the Mahdiist kingdom—A sandstorm in Omdurman—The paucity of cattle—System of taxation on imports—Provincial beit el mals—Local manufactures—Slavery and the slave-markets—Torture of slaves   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIII.\u003cbr\u003eTHE BAGGARA MASTERS OF THE SUDAN.\u003cbr\u003eRelations between Abdullah and the rival Khalifas—Mahdiism practically dead—The Khalifa's son Osman—His marriage to Yakub's daughter—His intentions regarding the succession—The Baggara and the Aulad-Belad—The Baggara masters of the Sudan—Examples of their tyranny—Emigration of the Rizighat tribe—Hostility between the Khalifa's and the late Mahdi's households—The Ashraf conspiracy—Witchcraft—The dispute between the Khalifas—Riots in Omdurman—The Mahdi's widows   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIV.\u003cbr\u003ePREPARATIONS FOR THE FLIGHT.\u003cbr\u003eOhrwalder forms plans for escape—The fate of other Europeans attempting to fly—Stricter surveillance—Ohrwalder's means of livelihood—Letters from Cairo—The faithful Ahmed Hassan discloses his plan—Archbishop Sogaro—Miseries of captivity in Omdurman—Death of Sister Concetta Corsi—Preparations for flight   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXV.\u003cbr\u003eON CAMELS ACROSS THE GREAT NUBIAN DESERT.\u003cbr\u003eFather Ohrwalder and Sisters Venturini and Chincarini escape—The ride for life—The rencontre with the Dervish guard near Abu Hamed—Alarm of the party—The journey across the great Nubian desert—Five hundred miles on camel-back in seven days—Arrival at the Egyptian outpost at Murat—Safe at last—Arrival in Cairo   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXVI.\u003cbr\u003eTHE PRESENT KHALIFA'S DESPOTISM IN THE SUDAN.\u003cbr\u003eReflections on the situation in the Sudan—The horrors of the present Khalifa's rule—How long shall it continue?   \u003cbr\u003eINDEX.","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178019078384,"sku":"2940013887640","price":3.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013887640_p0.jpg?v=1763596649","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013887640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}