House of tears
Subtitle: westerners adventures in Islamic lands
By: John Hughes.
Contributors: Hughes, John, 1960-
Publisher: The Lyons Press; Lyons Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers.; Travelers -- Europe.; Travelers -- United States.; Islamic countries -- Description and travel.
Description: Features excerpts from historical writings about the Islamic world. The material spans a lengthy period, 1740 to 1927: the Middle East, in essence, before it became the Middle East we know today. It's a story of similarities and differences, of massive cultural shifts, and a steadfast resistance to change.
Notes: Includes index.
"An Explorers Club Book".
Table of contents: title: Introduction / by John Hughes; title: Adventures of Thomas Pellow / by Thomas Pellow; title: The horde of the Welād Slimān  / by Heinrich Barth; title: From al-Suwayrkiyah to Meccah / by Sir Richard Burton; title: The desert of devils / by Armin Vambery; title: "Abou Do's blade tastes blood" / by Sir Samuel Baker; title: "The new Pilgrim's progress" / by Mark Twain; title: "The khan of Khiva" / by lieutenant colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby; title: "Ismail deserts" / by Lady Anne Blunt; title: "The Aryans of Sarikol" / by Ella Sykes; title: "My ride to Sheshouan" / by Walter B. Harris; title: "To Marrakesh on a bicycle" / by Budgett Meakin; title: "Morocco, the land of the extreme west" / by Ion Perdicaris; title: "Loading a camel" / by captain A.H.W. Haywood; title: "Approaching a perilous pass" / by P.T. Etherton; title: "A bloodthirsty band of brigands" / by Ernest H. Griffin; title: "Toward the city of emperors" / by John Reed; title: "Lawrence the train-wrecker" / by Lowell Thomas; title: "The defense of Kotur-Dagh" / by Rafael de Nogales; title: "Escape" / by Albert Bartels; title: "Intelligence in Transcaucasia" / by colonel Alfred Rawlinson; title: "Mysterious gorges" / by captain L.V.S. Blacker; title: "A faulty guide on a waterless way" / by Rosita Forbes; title: "The siege of the Qeshlah" / by Zetton Buchanan; title: "Shooting expeditions" / by George-Marie Haardt and Lucien Audouin-Dubreuil; title: Index.