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The ancient Egyptians developed an extraordinary culture that produced some of the world's most outstanding art and architecture. Because of its location, it has long been a crossroads between Africa and Europe exerting its influence on both continents. It is a culture that relies on the rising and falling of the Nile River, a lush verdant ribbon of life next to the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest and driest regions on earth. Mr. Gunn journeys from pyramids and temples to monasteries and deserts, to the present as well as to the biblical past in his personal journey through the Land of the Pharaohs, The Desert, and The Nile.…mehr

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The ancient Egyptians developed an extraordinary culture that produced some of the world's most outstanding art and architecture. Because of its location, it has long been a crossroads between Africa and Europe exerting its influence on both continents. It is a culture that relies on the rising and falling of the Nile River, a lush verdant ribbon of life next to the Sahara Desert, one of the hottest and driest regions on earth. Mr. Gunn journeys from pyramids and temples to monasteries and deserts, to the present as well as to the biblical past in his personal journey through the Land of the Pharaohs, The Desert, and The Nile.
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Autorenporträt
James A. Gunn is an ex-marine who, after 27 years as an anthropology professor, presently teaches anthropology aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear aircraft carriers as they travel the globe. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for SacraMetro News, taught at in , as well as an instructor for the Royal Thai(land) Artillery. Mr. Gunn has been awarded the TIGER WITH SWORD by the Thai military. His publications include: American Indians in the Public Schools, SWASDEE: Thailand: The Land of Smiles, The Elephant and the Wat, "INDY: The Story of the USS Independence, The USS John Young DD-973, China Destroys Tibetan Monasteries, China's Pushes Thailand to Spy on the Falungong, Taiwan Earthquake "99", and Destinations.