{"product_id":"travels-in-palestine-through-the-countries-of-bashan-and-gilead-east-of-the-river-jordan-including-a-visit-to-the-cities-of-geraza-and-gamala-in-the-decapolis-paperback-9781108042178","title":"Travels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan; Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042178","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Palestine, through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the Decapolis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this 1821 work, Buckingham describes visits to cities including Jerusalem, and to the less-known region east of the Jordan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Silk Buckingham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042178, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e606 pages, 31 b\/w illus.  5 maps\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 3.1 cm, 1.43 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\"\u003eCornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) spent much of his early life as a sailor in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and went on to publish accounts of his extensive travels to India, Palestine and Persia. His criticisms of the East India Company and the Bengal government led to his expulsion from India in 1823. In the 1830s he became a Member of Parliament and campaigned for social reforms and for the promotion of the temperance movement. He founded several journals, including the periodical The Athenaeum, covering a wide range of topics from literature to popular science. In this work, first published in 1821, Buckingham describes his journey from Egypt by sea to Syria and then to Palestine. He ascended Mount Tabor and visited the Holy Sepulchre, but considered his experiences in Bashan and Gilead, east of the Jordan, to form the climax of his journey.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Voyage from Egypt to Syria\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stay at Soor, the ancient Tyrus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Journey from Soor to Acre\u003cbr\u003e 4. Description of the town of Acre\u003cbr\u003e 5. Journey from Acre to Nazareth\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ascent of Mount Tabor\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mount Carmel, Dora, and Caesarea\u003cbr\u003e 8. By Joppa and Ramlah to Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 9. Visit to Ramlah, and enquiries into its history\u003cbr\u003e 10. Journey from Ramlah, through the mountains, to Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 11. Visit to the Holy Places, chiefly without the walls of Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 12. Excursion to Bethlehem, and the Cave of the Nativity\u003cbr\u003e 13. Visit to the Cisterns of Solomon\u003cbr\u003e 14. Examination of the interior of Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 15. Visit to Calvary, and the Tomb of Christ\u003cbr\u003e 16. Retrospective view of Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e 17. From Jerusalem to Jericho\u003cbr\u003e 18. Passage of the Jordan\u003cbr\u003e 19. Journey through the mountains of Gilead\u003cbr\u003e 20. From the Arab camp to Jerash\u003cbr\u003e 21. Ruins of the ancient Geraza\u003cbr\u003e 22. From Soof to Oom Kais\u003cbr\u003e 23. Ruins of the ancient Gamala\u003cbr\u003e 24. From Oom Kais, across the Hieromax and Jordan, to Nazareth\u003cbr\u003e 25. From Nazareth to Tiberias\u003cbr\u003e 26. Journey along the Lake of Tiberias\u003cbr\u003e 27. Description of the town of Tiberias\u003cbr\u003e 28. By the Plain of Esdraelon to Jeneen and Sanhoor\u003cbr\u003e 29. Shechem, or Neapolis, Mount Ebal, and Gerizim, and the Wells of Samaria\u003cbr\u003e 30. Return from Nablous to Nazareth.\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":46266069352728,"sku":"9781108042178","price":55.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042178i_c097625b-7793-4641-ba1a-210334b2a8ef.jpg?v=1696746538","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-palestine-through-the-countries-of-bashan-and-gilead-east-of-the-river-jordan-including-a-visit-to-the-cities-of-geraza-and-gamala-in-the-decapolis-paperback-9781108042178","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}