Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, etc. , and of a Cruize in the Black Sea, with the Capitan Pasha, in the Years 1829, 1830, And 1831 |
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| Author:
| Slade, Adolphus |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-02602-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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Described as 'a man of sterling common sense', the naval officer Sir Adolphus Slade (1804-1877) was one of the most knowledgeable travel writers of his time. This 1832 account of his early travels in the Mediterranean and Turkey contains entertaining descriptions of fashions and superstitions, dignitaries, despots and pirates.
Described as 'a man of sterling common sense', the naval officer Sir Adolphus Slade (1804-1877) was one of the most knowledgeable travel writers of his time. This 1832 account of his early travels in the Mediterranean and Turkey contains entertaining descriptions of fashions and superstitions, dignitaries, despots and pirates.