Gold of the Desert King - Walker, Robert
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The richest man in history built something that couldn't be counted. When Mansa Musa inherits the throne of Mali, he controls more gold than any ruler on earth-enough to destabilize economies across three continents, enough to make his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca a spectacle that will be remembered for seven hundred years. But gold is merely a metal. Surrounded by court conspiracies, external threats, and advisers who measure power only in dust and spears, Musa pursues a different calculation: transforming his empire from a source of wealth into a center of learning. He commissions mosques…mehr

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The richest man in history built something that couldn't be counted. When Mansa Musa inherits the throne of Mali, he controls more gold than any ruler on earth-enough to destabilize economies across three continents, enough to make his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca a spectacle that will be remembered for seven hundred years. But gold is merely a metal. Surrounded by court conspiracies, external threats, and advisers who measure power only in dust and spears, Musa pursues a different calculation: transforming his empire from a source of wealth into a center of learning. He commissions mosques that still stand today. He founded universities that attract scholars from Cairo to Cordoba. He accumulates manuscripts by the thousands. The gold will disperse. The chronicles will fade. But the knowledge-carefully gathered, painstakingly preserved, hidden by families when conquerors came-endures. Gold of the Desert King is the epic story of an emperor who understood what his successors would forget: that the only legacy worth building is one that thieves cannot steal and time cannot debase.
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Robert Walker spent thirty-five years in the sports betting industry in Las Vegas, a career that provided unexpected training for analyzing the British monarchy. He learned early that the favorite doesn't always win, but the house always survives. When not calculating the survival odds of historical dynasties, he writes about the intersection of high stakes and human folly. He lives in Las Vegas, where the kings are made of neon and usually last longer than the real ones.