Changes to Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century by Martin Gilbert

Shelfari edited the description of Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century Friday, July 31 2009.

From one of the world's most revered historians, the first major history of contemporary Jerusalem "Gilbert is a first-rate storyteller." —The Wall Street Journal "Fascinating and admirably readable . . . unmatched for sheer breadth of acutely observed historical detail." —Christopher Walker, The Times (London) "Most noteworthy for its richness of letters, journals and anecdotes . . . the major events of this century come alive in eyewitness accounts." —The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinarily vivid glimpses of Jerusalem life." —Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Shelfari edited the first sentence of Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century Thursday, July 16 2009.

A young Christian Arab, Mousa Kaleel, who lived in the town of Ramallah, fifteen miles north of Jerusalem, made his first visit there, by horse-drawn carriage, at the turn of the century.

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