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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

D C. C holds a Ph.D. from the year and has recently been a researcher with
University of London and is one of the foremost Yale University, consultant with Oregon Public
experts on medieval West Africa. Retired as pro- Broadcasting and the Discovery Channel, and
fessor of African history, he is a former Fulbright lecturer for Africa travel groups. His books on
Scholar and Fellow of the Royal Geographic medieval West Africa include Sunjata: A West
Society. Conrad returns to West Africa every African Epic of the Mande People (2004).

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