Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan

Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis

By:

James Silk Buckingham

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

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Cornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) spent much of his early life as a sailor in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and went on to publish accounts of his extensive travels to India, Palestine and Persia. His criticisms of the East India Company and the Bengal government led to his expulsion from India in 1823. In the 1830s he became a Member of Parliament and campaigned for social reforms and for the promotion of the temperance movement. He founded several journals, including the periodical The Athenaeum, covering a wide range of topics from literature to popular science. In this work, first published in 1821, Buckingham describes his journey from Egypt by sea to Syria and then to Palestine. He ascended Mount Tabor and visited the Holy Sepulchre, but considered his experiences in Bashan and Gilead, east of the Jordan, to form the climax of his journey.

Release date Australia

December 29th, 2011

Author

James Silk Buckingham

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

5 Plates, black and white; 5 Maps; 26 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

606

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

Dimensions

210x297x31

ISBN-13

9781108042178

Product ID

19460199

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