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The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut

The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut

Stark, Freya
Geniesse, Jane Fletcher

Paperback

Series: Modern Library (Paperback)

Travel WritingGeneral Middle EastGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 0375757546
ISBN13: 9780375757549
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
Published: Jul 24 2001
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.26 Depth: 8.04
Language: English
In 1934, famed British traveler Freya Stark sailed down the Red Sea, alighting in Aden, located at the tip of the Arabian peninsula. From this backwater outpost, Stark set forth on what was to be her most unforgettable adventure: Following the ancient frankincense routes of the Hadhramaut Valley, the most fertile in Arabia, she sought to be the first Westerner to locate and document the lost city of Shabwa. Chronicling her journey through the towns and encampments of the Hadhramaut, The Southern Gates of Arabia is a tale alive with sheikhs and sultans, tragedy and triumph. Although the claim to discovering Shabwa would not ultimately be Stark's, The Southern Gates of Arabia, a bestseller upon its original publication, remains a classic in the literature of travel. This edition includes a new Introduction by Jane Fletcher Geniesse, Stark's biographer.

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