Norman Stone Pearn, Vincent Barlow

Quest For Sheba

In the Footsteps of the Arabian Queen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Published in the year 2005, Quest for Sheba is a valuable contribution to the field of Middle Eastern Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9780415651233
• ISBN-10: 0415651239
• Artikelnr.: 36622792

Autorenporträt

Norman Pearn was a traveller and explorer. Vernon Barlow was a successful writer in the subject and helped with the preparation of this exploration in book form.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER I. THE ROAD TO ADEN II. FORBIDDEN PLACES II. MUKALLA-THE GATEWAY OF
THE SOUTH IV. THE CARAVAN SETS OUT V. LITTLE BLUE MEN VI. THE DESERT OF
STONE VII. STARLIGHT VIII. THE FURY OF THE HEAVENS--oUR CARAVAN IS WASHED
DOWN FROM THE DJOL IX. DU'AN-THE FORGOTTEN VALLEY X. AN INCIDENT IN THE
HAREM I XI. THE CARAVAN HASTENS FROM SIF XII. WONDER CITY OF THE EAST XIII.
I TALK TO PHILBY AND LEAVE FOR THE GOAL OF MY AMBITION XIV. DESERTION XV.
SHEBA AND SOLOMON XVI. THE FIRST MENELIK-AND THE LAST XVII. THE
INCENSE-CARRIERS AND THE WADI HADHRAMAUT I XVIII. HENAN AFFAIRS AND THE
RETURN TO SHIBAM XIX. AN UNKNOWN DESERT EDEN XX. RACING THE RAINS, WE MEET
THE FLOOD XXI. THE SAFETY OF THE SEA XXII. REFLECTIONS ON SLAVES, THE SLAVE
TRADE, AND ARABIAN POLITICS