| The Land of Midian Vol 1 Contributor(s): Burton, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419168568 ISBN-13: 9781419168567 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Unwilling, however, to risk the safety of the gunboat, where nothing was to be expected beyond what we had seen at El-'Akabah, I resolved, after waiting half an hour, not to land. The Sambuk received a cargo of quarrymen and sacks, in order to ship at Makna the "argentiferous galena" and other rocks left by Lieutenant Yusuf and M. Philipin upon the shore; and, that done, she was directed to rejoin us at Tiran Island. As long as the norther coursed high, she beat us hollow; in the afternoon, however, when the gale, as usual, abated, she fell off, perhaps purposely, not wishing to pass a night in the open. By sunset her white sail had clean disappeared, having slipped into some snug cove. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Middle East - Egypt |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 7.54" W x 9.26" (0.78 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - North Africa |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |