Quest For Sheba

ISBN-13: 9780415651233 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012

Pearn

Opis

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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.