Author: Barbara Kreiger
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253019591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down.
The Dead Sea and the Jordan River
Author: Barbara Kreiger
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253019591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253019591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down.
The Dead Sea and the Jordan River
Author: Barbara Kreiger
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253019523
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253019523
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding area through mineral extraction and agriculture. Today, both lake and river are in crisis, and stewardship of these water resources is bound up with political conflicts in the region. The Dead Sea and the Jordan River combines history, literature, travelogue, and natural history in a way that makes it hard to put down.
Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1628
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1628
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Narrative of the United States Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch (captain)
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Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Languages : en
Pages : 334
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The Jordan and Its Valley, and the Dead Sea, Etc. [By W. H. D. Adams.]
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan).
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan).
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch
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Category : Palestine
Languages : en
Pages : 509
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Category : Palestine
Languages : en
Pages : 509
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Narrative of the Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Narrative of the United States' expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch
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Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William F. LYNCH (Lieut. United States Navy.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William F. LYNCH (Lieut. United States Navy.)
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Languages : en
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Languages : en
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