Volney's Ruins; or, Meditation on the revolutions of empires. Translated, under the immediate inspection of the author, from the latest Paris edition, ... of nature, & A short biographical notice, by
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781425518622
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: IN the eleventh year of the reign of Abd-ul-Hamid, son of Ahmed, emperor of the Turks-when the victorious Russians seized on the Krimea, and planted their standards on the shore that leads to Constantinople-I was travelling in the empire of the Ottomans, and through those provinces which were anciently the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria.