Inventing the Holy Land


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This book examines the relationship between American Protestants and Palestine from 1842-1917. The eastward views of Palestine drew the ancient biblical past into the present for Protestants, thus bringing a sharper focus to a new frontier and inventing the idea of a Christian Holy Land.




A Pilgrim in Palestine


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Pilgrims in Palestine


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Pilgrims in Palestine


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A Pilgrim in Palestine; Being an Account of Journeys on Foot by the First American Pilgrim After Gen


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This book is an account of Finley's travels throughout Palestine in the wake of General Allenby's conquest of the region during World War I. Finley describes the people, culture, and history of the Holy Land, as well as the challenges he faced traveling on foot. This book is an engaging and personal account of one man's spiritual journey, as well as a valuable resource for anyone interested in Middle Eastern history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




A Pilgrim in Palestine


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Excerpt from A Pilgrim in Palestine: Being an Account of Journeys on Foot by the First American, Pilgrim After General Allenby's Recovery of the Holy Land Eleanor Robson and who as Mrs. August Belmont has done such womanly valiant work for the Red Cross, gave me a copy of a letter written by a British Tom my out in Palestine to his wife in Eng land. I have carried it to Palestine and back and from Jaffa to Jericho and from Beersheba to Dan; and now I make it my preface to this unpremeditated book which has grown out of some casual notes made especially for the pastor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.