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  • The Adventures of Thomas Pellow

    Three and twenty years in captivity among the Moors

    by Thomas Pellow ...
    In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow was captured at sea by Barbary pirates and sold into human bondage to the despotic sultan of Morocco. This riveting memoir of a slave narrative is a story of pluck, and endurance in the face of barbaric splendour and suffering. A remarkable testament to the strength of the human spirit and to all those snatched from their homes and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Jihad and Genocide

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  • Journey To Jumping Reasons: The Reasons That Prevent You From Following Islam After You Know And Trust It

    by ABN Srhan ...
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  • The Shia

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