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.... read more
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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.
Reprint of the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1970 edition.
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