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  • Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country: Arabia in Picture and Story

    by Amy E. Zwemer, Samuel Marinus Zwemer ...
    The narrative begins with the authors embarking on a journey through the Arabian desert, where they describe the unique experience of traveling by camel. They vividly portray the vastness of the desert, its shifting sands, and the stunning beauty of the sun setting over the dunes. Through their engaging prose, the Zwemers help readers imagine the challenges and adventures of traveling in such a ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Topsy-Turvy Land: Arabia Pictured for Children

    by Amy E. Zwemer, Samuel Marinus Zwemer ...
    The book begins by describing the enchanting landscapes of Arabia, from its vast deserts to bustling cities, emphasizing the contrast between the arid terrain and the lush oases. Amy E. Zwemer’s playful and accessible language makes the geography relatable to children, helping them visualize the different environments. The narrative introduces various aspects of Arabian life, including traditional ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country: Arabia in Picture and Story

    by Amy Elizabeth Zwemer and Samuel Marinus Zwemer ...
    Zigzag are the lines across the deserts of Arabia that mark the weary journeys of the camel caravans for centuries. Arabia has no straight roads. The crooked, winding paths through valley and along mountainside or over sandy tracks are worn smooth by the shuffling feet of the animal-with-the-long-neck. Every bit of desert thorn or green herb on either side of the path means a step away from the ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Topsy-Turvy Land: Arabia Pictured for Children

    by Amy Elizabeth Zwemer and Samuel Marinus Zwemer ...
    On this big round earth there are all sorts of countries and peoples. Men walk on it on every side just like flies crawling over a watermelon and they do not fall off either. On the next page you can see how they travel all around the world; some in steamships, some in carriages or on horses, some in jinrickshaws and some in the railway coaches. In Topsy-turvy Land they have no railroads and not ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Winter in Arabia

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    The renowned explorer recounts her expedition to find a lost Arabian city in this "treasure of rare distinction among travel books" ( The New York Times Book Review).One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a Twentieth Century heroine. A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937–8 ... Read more

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  • Nile Gleanings Concerning the Ethnology; History and Art of Ancient Egypt as Revealed by Egyptian Paintings and Bas-Reliefs With Descriptions of Nubia and its Great Rock Temples to the Second Cataract

    by Villiers Stuart ...
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  • A Thousand Miles Up The Nile

    by Amelia Ann Blandford ...
    Miss Blandfords' 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile ' is one of the classics of the literature of Egypt. Her work as an Egyptologist, and deserved reputation as such, began with the expedition of which it is the narrative. The author has studied her subjects with great care; she has consulted and compared authorities ancient and modern, with much industry; and her examination of the remains she ... Read more

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  • Morocco

    by S.L. Bensusan ...
    With over 70 detailed illustrations and over 200 pages of detail, this is a fascinating book about Morocco.Morocco is an interesting travel log of the most developed regions of the country during the turn of the century. But interesting, when one sees the parallels in terms of time and space, Bensusan spoke of the modernization of this part of North Africa from transportation to communication, And ... Read more

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    by Theophile Gautier ...
    Travel essay, first published in French in "The Orient" in 1869. According to Wikipedia: "Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as ... Read more

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  • Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Volume I of II)

    by Sir Richard Burton ...
    Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a preeminent British explorer of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. His famed disguised pilgrimage to Mecca in 1853 made his name known. Burton helped demystify this exotic Eastern world to the West. In "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah", we are gifted with his personal account of his Haj. Full of insightful anthropological ... Read more

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