A Nile Anthology: Travel Writing Through the Centuries

by Ebn Haukal

The stretch of the longest river in the world that nurtured the world's first great civilization has drawn and impressed visitors since ancient times. The Greeks were fascinated by the mysterious annual flood of the Nile that brought both water and nourishing silt to the lands along its banks, while nineteenth-century travelers were amazed by the magnificent tombs and temples of Upper Egypt. A Nile Anthology brings together the accounts and reflections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774167236
• ISBN13: 9789774167232
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 6.4"