Pathways of the Holy Land or Palestine and Syria: Being a Full Description of Those Countries Their History Antiquities Inhabitants and Customs According to the Recent Discoveries of the Palestine Exploring Expeditions; With a Detailed Account o

Excerpt from Pathways of the Holy Land or Palestine and Syria: Being a Full Description of Those Countries Their History Antiquities Inhabitants and Customs According to the Recent Discoveries of the Palestine Exploring Expeditions; With a Detailed Account of Jerusalem Nazareth Petra<br><br>In the preparation of such a work the author has been obliged to depend upon the labors and researches of others. While neglecting no authority accessible to him he has re lied mainly upon such authorities as Dr. Robinson who must ever stand first in this respect Dr. Porter Dr. Tristram Captain Wilson Captain Warren the Count de Vogué Dr. Smith Professor Palmer Dr. Thompson M. De Saulcy Dean Stanley and others too numerous to mention here. He has sought to present to the reader the results of the labors and researches of these eminent gentlemen and to place him also in possession of the last information acces sible from any authentic source. He has aimed to make the work complete and has neglected nothing that could contribute to the success of the object in view.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.