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Sufferings in Africa

James Riley

In August 1815, New England sea captain James Riley and his crew were shipwrecked off the coast of Moroccan Western Sahara. They headed inland, only to be captured by marauding Sahrawi natives who kept them as slaves. Riley and his crew were beaten, sun-burnt, starved, and forced to drink camel urin...

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The Matt Walsh Show

Walsh noted that Abraham Lincoln had cited Riley's memoir, Sufferings in Africa, as one of his greatest inspirations.

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Even Abraham Lincoln named his book Sufferings in Africa as one of his greatest inspirations.

— Episode: Ep. 996 - White Slaves, And Other Inconv...

Episode: Ep. 996 - White Slaves, And Other Inconvenient His...

Walsh noted that Abraham Lincoln had cited Riley's memoir, Sufferings in Africa, as one of his greatest inspirations.

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Even Abraham Lincoln named his book Sufferings in Africa as one of his greatest inspirations.

Episode: Ep. 996 - White Slaves, And Other Inconvenient His...

He noted that Abraham Lincoln cited this memoir as a major influence and that it was one of the two books published by Riley after his ordeal.

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Captain James Riley would become a household name. Even Abraham Lincoln named his book Sufferings in Africa as one of his greatest inspirations.

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