A Pilgrimage to Nejd the Cradle of the Arab Race a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and Our Persian Campain [Print on Demand (Paperback)]

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• Print on Demand (Paperback): 312 pages
• Publisher: Textstream (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931956901
• ISBN-13: 978-1931956901
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,585,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lady Anne not in her own words, November 9, 2007

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Zan "louisiana born" (Atlanta,GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pilgrimage to Nejd the Cradle of the Arab Race a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and Our Persian Campain (Print on Demand (Paperback))

I consider myself a Lady Anne Blunt scholar so I was aware that the context of this book was mangled by the hand of her handsome, ego driven husband, Wilfrid. For Lady Anne in her own words, read her Diary. For a bit of forgotten history, rather hysterical in some of its rheteric and polictical rantings, this is still a must read.

4.0 out of 5 stars The First European Woman to Explore the Nejd Desert, January 23, 2011

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AKS "AKS" (Seville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pilgrimage to Nejd the Cradle of the Arab Race a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and Our Persian Campain (Print on Demand (Paperback))

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race, sub-titled: A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and Our Persian Campaign, by Lady Anne Blunt. The English couple's 2000-mile horse and camelback odyssey from Beirut to Haïl, thence north to Baghdad and onward to Bender Busheyh on the Persian Gulf, is related with nimble prowess and singular style. As the first European woman to penetrate the red sands of the Great Nefud Desert and the mountains of the Jebel Shammar, one is struck by her courage and serenity, as she endures a myriad of discomforts and very real hazards. Her detailed account of the horses in Emir Ibn Rashid's stables at Haïl, completely shatters W.G Palgrave's much publicized statements about there being a distinct and superior breed of `Nedjed horses'. In addition to her many discerning remarks and clarifications about the harsh terrain and its inhabitants, the book also contains a few prints and Wilfred Blunt's Historical Sketch of the Rise and Decline of Wahhabism in Arabia. In Search of the Arabian Horse: Captain Luis Azpeitia de Moros 1905 Classic En Busca del Caballo Arabe

5.0 out of 5 stars Pilgrimage to Nejd, August 24, 2010

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minschacormis "Heidi & her Kidties" (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pilgrimage to Nejd the Cradle of the Arab Race a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and Our Persian Campain (Print on Demand (Paperback))

THis is about the first Arabian horses bought. This book is a collectors book I have wanted it for YEARS!