This first comprehensive account of the Maria Theresa Thaler in English covers every aspect of the thaler's use, and explains how this coin came to be accepted as the universal currency for trade in the Middle East and beyond. The role of the coin in financing military expeditions and colonial wars is thoroughly examined.

A Silver Legend: The Story of the Maria Theresa Thaler

History

Semple, Clara

Middle East

Barzan Pub Co

Stoned in Makkah, knifed on the way to Madinah, Keane witnesses death and suffering in the desert, as he and his fellow-pilgrims are menaced by predatory desert tribes. His account and the mysterious affair of the Lady Venus, who, Keane alleged, was an Englishwoman stranded in Makkah at the time of his visit, created a sensation in England earning him some notoriety and helping to publicise his first two books, Six Months in Meccah and My Journey to Medinah. These are here republished for the first time since the 1880s. William Facey's Introduction tells the story of Keane's life, provides a critical appraisal of his journey, and places his account of the pilgrimage in the context of other travellers to Islam's holy places. The comprehensive glossary, index and map which accompany this single volume will assist and guide readers as they join Keane on his remarkable journey.

Six Months in the Hijaz: Journeys to Makkah And Madinah 1877-1878

Literature & Fiction

Keane, John F. T.

History & Criticism

This book tells the remarkable story of a woman who, despite astounding achievements, has remained strangely obscure until now. Lady Anne Blunt is probably best known for her family connections and for her tempestuous marriage to the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, with whom she travelled to the tribal regions of the Euphrates, to the Nejd and the Central Arabian Nafud desert. Anne sketched and wrote as she confronted the dangers of tribal warfare, painting watercolours in rare moments of peace. She is the first European woman to make a recorded journey to Central Arabia. Among her many achievements was the rescue of the Arab horse from the ill effects of indiscriminate breeding, ignorance and neglect. She is regarded by many equine authorities as the saviour of the true thoroughbred Arabian . This biography is a deeply researched and engagingly told record of a noble life.

Lady Anne Blunt: A Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Winstone, H.V.F.

Community & Culture

Presents an illustrated account of the Arab Horse, with lines of descent of the desert-bred horses imported into Britain after Padischah (1830s). This title includes the origins of the Arab Horse and development of strains, fine art reproductions of famous horse portraits and portraits of horses by author.

The Arab Horse: A Complete Record of the Arab Horses Imported into Britain from the Desert of Arabia from the 1830s

Upton, Peter

Europe

This book presents the incredible story of the discovery of those 'wonderful things', and the splendour of the most memorial of all royal legends. Told with style and distinction, it includes previously unseen watercolours by Carter; the story of the relationship between Carter and his patrol, 5th Earl of Carnarvon and his daughter Lady Evelyn; new Foreword by Henrietta McCall of the British Museum; new Appendix devoted to the remarkable Almina Countess of Carnarvon, illegitimate daughter of Baron Alfred Rothschild, whose wedding dowry largely financed the search for the tomb and its excavation.

Howard Carter and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun: And the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Ancient Civilizations

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