African icons: ten people who shaped history

Introduction: When Africa Fueled the World

The Sahara Yawns: Menes: Creator of Dynasties

Merneith: A Queen Erased

The Dawn of Egypt: Imhotep: From Peasant to God

Metal Bonds

Nature as Character: Aesop: The Wisest Man in the Ancient World

Across the Waves: Hannibal Barca: Unparalleled Military Strategist

Terence: North African Playwright

Amanirenas: Warrior, Diplomat, Queen

Where Few Dared to Tread: Tin Hinan: Founding a City on the Dunes

Across the Golden Sand: Mansa Musa: The Richest Man of All Time

The Catalan Atlas

The Power of the Griot

Libraries in the Sand

The Winds Change: Queen Idia: Kingmaker

Culture Lost

Author's note

Source notes

Bibliography

Index

Designer's Note.