"Travels in Arabia" by Bayard Taylor presents a 19th-century journey across the Arabian Peninsula, chronicling its landscape, legacy, and cultural identities. The book weaves together previous accounts with new findings, delivering a view of Arabia's traditions as they meet the modern era. Readers are shown Arabia’s geography and history, pointing out its role as a meeting point of cultures mostly untouched by change and focusing on key regions and events like the Wahabi movement and its effects on exploration at the time. Taylor spotlights the contributions of prior travelers, setting the scene for a exploration into the lands and peoples Taylor meets along the way.
Travels in Arabia
By Bayard Taylor
Embark on a 19th-century expedition through the Arabian Peninsula, where ancient customs and modern exploration collide amidst shifting sands and cultural crossroads.
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About the AuthorBayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia.
Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia.
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