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Description
In his signature style of grand storytelling, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the Holy Land, thousands of years ago. By exploring the lives and discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of Tell Makor, Michener vividly re-creates life in and around an ancient city... read more
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First Sentence
On Tuesday the freighter steamed through the Straits of Gibraltar and for five days plowed eastward through the Mediterranean, past islands and peninsulas rich in history, so that on Saturday night the steward advised Dr. Cullinane "If you wish an early sight of the Holy Land you must be up at dawn."
Table of Contents
The Tell
The Bee Eater
Of Death and Life
An Old Man and His God
Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird
The Voice of Gomer
In the Gymnasium
King of the Jews
Yigal and His Three Generals
The Law
A Day in the Life of a Desert Rider
Volkmar
The Fires of Ma Coeur
The Saintly Men of Safed
Twilight of an Empire
Rebbe Itzik and the Sabra
The Tell
Authors & Contributors
- James A. Michener (Author)
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