The Land of Moab: Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan

by Henry Baker Tristram and James Fergusson

Book Overview

Clergyman and ornithologist H. B. Tristram (1822-1906), an early supporter of Darwin, became both a Fellow of the Royal Society and Canon Residentiary of Durham. His literary career began with an account of his ventures into the desert of Algeria, where he had journeyed seeking a salubrious winter climate. This 1873 volume, one of his many popular works on the Biblical Lands, records his adventures and discoveries east of the Dead Sea. Its engaging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108042066
• ISBN13: 9781108042062
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"