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An Arabian journey : one man's quest through the heart of the Middle East /

Following in the footsteps of famed explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, British explorer Levison Wood brings us along on his most complex expedition yet, a circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula. Starting in September 2017 in a city in northern Syria, a stone's throw a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wood, Levison, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2019]
Edition:First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Wood, Levison, > 1982- > Travel > Arabian Peninsula.
Wood, Levison, > 1982- > Travel > Middle East.
Arabian Peninsula > Description and travel.
Middle East > Description and travel.
Table of Contents:
  • The edge of Arabia
  • The call to prayer
  • Yalla
  • Kurdistan
  • Jihad : this is war
  • Holy destruction
  • The land between the two rivers
  • Searching for treasure
  • Cities of gold
  • Ghosts and echoes
  • RubĘ» al-Khali
  • The mountains of Dhofar
  • Into the forgotten land
  • Pirate waters
  • Footsteps in East Africa
  • The secret kingdom
  • Pillars of wisdom : the Hejaz
  • A paradise of sand
  • The holy land
  • The road north
  • Running the gauntlet
  • The final battle
  • Land of milk and honey
  • Where it all began.