Egypt and the Holy Land


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Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land


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Great 19th-century travel classic by discoverer of Mayan ruins. Recounts author's year-long journey through the Middle East, with detailed observations of the Pyramids, temple of Karnak, red-rock city of Petra, along with charming accounts of a Turkish bath, a night in a tomb, Arab hospitality, more. 38 illustrations, 3 maps.




Sketch of a Tour in Egypt and the Holy Land (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Sketch of a Tour in Egypt and the Holy Land The climate is generally considered healthy, but few live to old age, as the privations arising from poverty tend to shorten life. 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.




Sketch of a Tour in Egypt and the Holy Land


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Rachel Weeping


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"In Rachel Weeping, Fred Strickert takes the reader on a journey into the nature and significance of Rachel's story and the story of her tomb. With meticulous scholarship and a clear sense of how the monument fits into the current history of the Middle East, Strickert tells the story of Rachel, the woman on the way."--BOOK JACKET.







Revealing the Holy Land


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Exhibition itinerary : Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Jan. 29-May 31, 1998; University of New Mexico Art Museum, Oct. 13-Dec. 13, 1999; St. Louis Art Museum, Feb. 23-May 23, 1999.