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Desert, Marsh and Mountain (Memoirs of Arabia)

1993308 pagesMotivate Publishing

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Wilfred Thesiger recounts his extensive travels through the deserts, marshes, and mountains of Arabia. This memoir offers a firsthand account of his journeys and the cultures he encountered in the Middle East. It provides a unique perspective on the landscapes and peoples of the region during a significant period of change.

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Major Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, CBE, DSO, FRAS, FRGS, also called Mubarak bin London (Arabic for "the blessed one from London")[1][2] (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003) was a British explorer and travel writer. Thesiger is best known for his travel books Arabian Sands (1959), on his foot and camel crossing of the Empty Quarter of Arabia, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), on his time living in the marshes of Iraq with the Marsh Arabs. He donated his collection of 23,000 travel photographs to the Pit...

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