| The Treasure of Ophir: In Search of a Lost City Revised Edition Contributor(s): Craufurd, C. E. V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0710310129 ISBN-13: 9780710310125 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: When I was a small child... [m]y imagination was fired by the age-old mystery of that Lost City of Ophir which furnished gold to the temple of Suleiman, and, as the years passed, I formed an ambition to discover it... In this fascinating book, the author reveals the unfolding story of his life-long quest to find Ophir. First joining the Royal Navy and then embarking toward China, the author begins a series of adventures that propel him toward his goal: "I had fifteen more years of search, and seven further years of arranging proofs, before I was able to assert that Ophir is no longer a lost city... I have learnt that Ophir and the Gold of Ophir represent far more than a lost city and a tale of romance. The lost lands of Ophir may awaken the whole of the Middle East; they may bring prosperity to a poverty-stricken peninsula that is larger than India." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 915.304 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.4 lbs) 326 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |