Deborah Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I'm looking for a documentary we saw a few years back on PBS or TLC but I can't remember the name. It was about the Tuareg peoples crossing the Sahara for 3-6? months for pillars of salt that they strapped onto their camels. There was also a small boy on the trek; he wondered off onto the dunes for a bit. ... does this ring a bell with anyone? Do you know the name or where I could find this documentary? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) Is this it? http://www.nyu.edu/projects/salt/ ETA:sorry,that was the wrong link- http://www.journeyman.tv/8948/documentaries/the-last-salt-caravan.html and you can watch it on YouTube Edited June 29, 2010 by secular_mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Again Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I remember seeing the documentary you mentioned, the little boy was named Adam. It was on PBS, but I cannot think of the name. I'd like to see it again too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) no, "The Last Salt Caravan" isn't it. I'll have to watch that one on youtube.. looks very interesting as well! I think that's right, the boy's name was Adam. There was something about him running off and they would have had to leave him if he went far because to stop for any length of time, for any reason, would mean they would not make it to the next water hole. I also remember him sleeping on a camel and when they returned to the village he was celebrated and was counted a real man. I hope someone remembers the name! I'm not getting much by searching "salt, sahara, etc" maybe it was a series under Egypt. ? Edited June 29, 2010 by Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jen* Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Here you go. http://www.natgeoprogramming.com/film/1007/africa-desert-odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 :thumbup: YUP! That's the one! Thank you so much! How did you know that? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jen* Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Google... managed to pull up a blog that talked about the show and gave the title. It's amazing how having just the one added fact (the boys name) makes google work better for you. I remember seeing parts of this years ago, but I wouldn't have remembered the boys name and I think without his name it would have been nearly impossible to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I remember that! The boy was darling, too. Very nice documentary. In my opinion, this book would be a nice tie-in (it's OOP): One Night: a story from the desert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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