In a Syrian Saddle

Résumé du livre

"Four thousand years at least passed in review before us as we clambered among the ruins; we ran down an inclined plane into a city which was ancient when the child Joseph passed under its walls, a trembling little slave, on his way down from Dothan into Egypt; or, perching on a staircase, looked into the homes of those citizens whom Joshua failed to subdue. Here we mount a few steps, and find ourselves in the fortress which guarded the plain when Israel and Sisera were struggling on the banks of the Kishon; or, wandering outside, we rest beneath the city walls."

"The English are intrepid travelers and this is no less true of the women than of the men. The hardships and discomforts incidental to such travel as that described by Ada Goodrich-Freer in her book 'In a Syrian Saddle,' would deter many, but seem never to have daunted her. This volume contains the story of two journeys from Jerusalem, one in the valley of the Jordan to Madaba, Mshatta, and Amman; the other through Samaria to Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. The sights seen and the adventures by the ay are pleasantly narrated. Especially interesting is the account of the excavations at Taanak and Mutesellim. The great age of the ruins here unearthed is fairly awe-inspiring." -The Springfield City Library Bulletin

CONTENTS

IN MOAB

I. Going to Jericho

II. Stepping Eastward

III. Madaba

IV. Mshatta

V. Ammân

VI. Jerash, and the Fords of Jabbok

VII. Es-Salt

VIII. The Jordan Valley

IN GALILEE AND SAMARIA

I. To Nablus

II. To Samaria

III. To Taanak and Megiddo

IV. Haifa and Carmel

V. Nazareth and Tabor

VI. The Sea of Galilee

VII. Tiberias and Besan

VIII. West of the Jordan