So Old a Ship: Twilight of the Arab Dhow

by Marion Kaplan

Ocean-going Arab dhows were fast disappearing when, in 1974, National Geographic published 'Twilight of the Arab dhow' by Marion Kaplan, a British-born photojournalist and writer then based in Kenya. For a firsthand view of the ancient trading voyage Marion Kaplan travelled from Kuwait to Dubai on a small Gulf dhow, then from Dubai to Mombasa and down the African coast aboard a larger dhow. She began her voyage as passenger. She ended it as crew...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955720826
• ISBN13: 9780955720826
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Harriman House
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"