{"product_id":"the-land-of-moab-travels-and-discoveries-on-the-east-side-of-the-dead-sea-and-the-jordan-paperback-9781108042062","title":"The Land of Moab; Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042062","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Land of Moab\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTravels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClergyman and ornithologist H. B. Tristram's 1873 work recounts his discoveries, in archaeology and natural science, east of the Dead Sea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Baker Tristram (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042062, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages, 39 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 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\"\u003eClergyman 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 narrative recounts the hazards and vexations of travel amongst the local tribes, as well as the sites Tristram visited, many of them biblical (with corresponding quotations from scripture), and many previously unvisited by Europeans. (Tristram's The Fauna and Flora of Palestine was subsequently published by the Palestine Exploration Fund and laid the foundations of systematic biological research in Palestine.) This book thus illuminates the complex interactions between religion, archaeology, and the natural sciences in the period.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. View of the mountains of Moab from Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 2. Route from Hebron to Engedi\u003cbr\u003e 3. An early start\u003cbr\u003e 4. From the Sáfieh to Kerak\u003cbr\u003e 5. Kerak\u003cbr\u003e 6. Excursion to the south of Kerak\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Rabba to the Arnon\u003cbr\u003e 8. From Dibon eastward\u003cbr\u003e 9. Return from the Wady Na'ur to Um Rasas\u003cbr\u003e 10. Departure from Um Rasas\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Palace of Mashita\u003cbr\u003e 12. Second visit to Mashita\u003cbr\u003e 13. Change from the highlands\u003cbr\u003e 14. Visit to Machaerus\u003cbr\u003e 15. Visit to Zara, the ancient Zareth-Shahar\u003cbr\u003e 16. Departure from Callirrhoe\u003cbr\u003e 17. The north-west corner of Moab\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Wady Heshban\u003cbr\u003e Chapter on the Persian Palace of Mashita James Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\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":46266069123352,"sku":"9781108042062","price":36.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042062i_96d804c9-ad0d-4261-af61-78b1417a2420.jpg?v=1696746544","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-land-of-moab-travels-and-discoveries-on-the-east-side-of-the-dead-sea-and-the-jordan-paperback-9781108042062","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}