| Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan Contributor(s): Buckingham, James Silk (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108042171 ISBN-13: 9781108042178 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $83.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Travel | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 915 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (3.15 lbs) 606 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |