{"product_id":"on-horseback-through-asia-minor-paperback-9781108037600","title":"On Horseback through Asia Minor (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037600","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn Horseback through Asia Minor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA two-volume 1877 account of the author's two-thousand mile journey from Constantinople to eastern Turkey before the Russo-Turkish War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFred Burnaby (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037600, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e426 pages, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrederick Burnaby (1842–85) joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1859, but, when not assigned to active duty, he crafted his own adventures. He ballooned across the English Channel, and travelled in Spain, Asia Minor and Russia. He was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for the British Empire. His book, A Ride to Khiva (1876) gave a personal account of his hazardous mission into Russian territory during the 'Great Game' when the British and Russian Empires were vying for power in central Asia. It was an instant bestseller, and brought him overnight fame. This two-volume work, published in 1877, recounts his next adventure: a two-thousand mile journey through Asia Minor to assess Turkey's chances in the impending war with Russia. On the way, he creates vivid snapshots of the region and the people he encounters. Volume 2 covers the journey from Armenia to the Black Sea and includes numerous appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. My host\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Mohammedan school\u003cbr\u003e 3. Radford\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Armenian church\u003cbr\u003e 5. Hasta Khan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Kemach\u003cbr\u003e 7. Erzingan\u003cbr\u003e 8. Russia's conduct in Servia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Climbing the mountains\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Pacha's interpreter\u003cbr\u003e 11. The European society in Erzeroum\u003cbr\u003e 12. A conversation with the Pacha\u003cbr\u003e 13. The weather\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Turkish cemetery\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Kurd\u003cbr\u003e 16. Low hills\u003cbr\u003e 17. Clearing the way\u003cbr\u003e 18. Armenian lads\u003cbr\u003e 19. A spy\u003cbr\u003e 20. A Yezeed (devil-worshippers) village\u003cbr\u003e 21. Dinner\u003cbr\u003e 22. Villages\u003cbr\u003e 23. No signs of Khoi\u003cbr\u003e 24. The bazaar\u003cbr\u003e 25. Kotoor\u003cbr\u003e 26. The artillery at practice\u003cbr\u003e 27. An extempore market\u003cbr\u003e 28. Akserai\u003cbr\u003e 29. My host\u003cbr\u003e 30. Alongside the river Murad\u003cbr\u003e 31. Mohammed's febrifuge\u003cbr\u003e 32. The garrison of Kars\u003cbr\u003e 33. The march to Ardahan\u003cbr\u003e 34. Ardanusch\u003cbr\u003e 35. The precipice\u003cbr\u003e 36. Price of corn\u003cbr\u003e 37. The journey is over.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266053722392,"sku":"9781108037600","price":35.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037600i.jpg?v=1696743791","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-horseback-through-asia-minor-paperback-9781108037600","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}