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Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City — John Shaqi

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Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City

Name: Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City
Author: Jones, George

Jones, George

Middle East -- Description and travel

Preparations to visit the Pyramids. Audience of leave with the
    Governor of Cairo. Visit of the ladies of our party to the
    Sultana. Description of the Harem.                           77

  CHAPTER VII.

  Visit to the Pyramids. Their diminutive appearance as we
    approached. Effect when we reached the base. Pyramid of
    Cheops. Visit to the interior. Pyramid of Cephrenes.
    Belzoni’s forced passage. His successful researches. Large
    stone enclosure east of this Pyramid. Tombs adjoining on
    the west. Dine in one of them.                               84

  CHAPTER VIII.

  Some interesting facts in our own country in connexion with
    these Pyramids. Pyramids of Micocatl in Mexico, and of
    Quanhuahuac and Cholula. Their history. Notices of a deluge,
    and confusion of languages, in the picture writing of
    Mexico. Pyramids in the Polynesian islands. “High Places”
    of Scripture. Temple of Belus. Universality of this kind
    of structure explained. Our western mounds. View from the
    Pyramids of Ghizeh. The Sphinx. Visit to the plain of
    Memphis, and to the Military and Naval School at Toura.      96

  CHAPTER IX.

  Rest on the Sabbath. Visit to the Pasha’s summer residence at
    Shubra. Exceeding beauty of the ground. Lake, and sports of
    the Pasha. Pic-nic in one of the Kiosks. Pear tree from the
    Pasha’s place of nativity. Brief history of Mohammed Ali.
    Departure from Cairo. Regret at parting with Mr. Gliddon.   112

  CHAPTER X.

  Return to Alexandria. Ruins about that city. Pompey’s pillar.
    Cleopatra’s needles. Modern improvements in Alexandria.
    Arsenal. Harbor of Alexandria. Rail road to Suez. New law
    for protecting the people. Presentation to the Pasha.
    Description of his person.                                  119

  SYRIA.

  CHAPTER XI.

  First view of the coast of Judea. Anxieties as we approached.
    State of the Country. Recent Rebellion. Investment of
    Jerusalem. Character of the Natives. Earthquakes. Taking of
    the City. English and American Missionaries. Death of Mrs.
    Thompson. Defeat of Ibrahim Pasha. Re-capture of the City.
    Conscription. Strange conduct of our Consul at Jaffa. He
    is dismissed from Office. Jaffa. Large clusters of Grapes.
    Eastern Story-tellers. Gardens and Watermelons of Jaffa.
    The Cactus.                                                 129

  CHAPTER XII.

  Start for Jerusalem. Appearance of our Cavalcade. Djerid
    play near Jaffa. Plain of Sharon. Night ride. Ramla. The
    Cadi’s theory about Earthquakes. Beth-Horon. Entrance to
    the Hill-Country. Aboo Ghoosh. David’s Brook. First view
    of Jerusalem. Difficulty in getting accommodations. Greek
    Monastery. Distressful night.                               146

  CHAPTER XIII.

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