Four Against the Desert

A group of field researchers encounter a series of typical problems while surveying the Sahara desert -- snake bites, thieving natives, automobile break-downs, dehydration, sand storms. They... Read allA group of field researchers encounter a series of typical problems while surveying the Sahara desert -- snake bites, thieving natives, automobile break-downs, dehydration, sand storms. They lead a nomadic tribe to a fresh water-hole, cure one of its sick children, then teach the... Read allA group of field researchers encounter a series of typical problems while surveying the Sahara desert -- snake bites, thieving natives, automobile break-downs, dehydration, sand storms. They lead a nomadic tribe to a fresh water-hole, cure one of its sick children, then teach them to plant seed and irrigate. All of this adds up to much less drama than it suggests, due... Read all