Arabian Sands (Penguin Classics)

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He is remembered for his Arabian expeditions. In 1945, an entomologist, O.B. Lean, acting on behalf of the Middle East Anti Locust Unit (MEALU), hired Thesiger to search for locust breeding grounds in southern Arabia. This led to two crossings of the great Arabian desert, the Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter, and travels in inner Oman. He rode camels in the company of Bedu guides through remote areas that were potentially dangerous on account of tribal tensions and the opposition of local rulers to the presence of foreigners. [7] His first camel expedition began in Salala (Oman) on 13.10.1945 and ended in Tarim (Yemen) on 22.02.1946. [8]

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But there was a deeper reason that had prompted me to make this journey. I had done it to escape a little longer from the machines which dominated our world... all my life I had hated machines. I could remember how bitterly at school I had resented reading the news that someone had flown across the Atlantic or traveled through the Sahara in a car..." Today we spend a full day exploring some of the many highlights of the surrounding area. We begin in Nizwa itself, visiting the traditional Friday goat auction and the contrasting modern souks. We continue onto the 17th century fort, built to guard the Sumail Gap during the struggle between the Sultan and the radical Imams. Nizwa was the centre of Imam Resistance right up until the 1950s when the Sultan had to call upon the help of the British to quell the rebels.Arabian Sands first appeared in 1959 in London (Longmans) and New York (Dutton). It was reprinted in 1960, 1963, 1964 (concise and Penguin editions), 1965, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990 (Collins), 1991 (with second preface), 2000, 2005 (Folio Society), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. [9] I came to saw this book recommended by Goodreads. I read the short review on Wikipedia, and it is a travel diary of an Englishmen, Wilfried Thesiger during his time as map maker in Arabia. Ever since Road to Mecca, i wanted to learn mode about the pre modern Arab and hope this book can gave me other insights. There are three are several other passages I wish to share with you. Passages that I think will make you want to read this book. This edition contains an introduction by Rory Stewart discussing the dangers of Thesiger's travels, his unconventional personality and his insights into the Bedouin way of life. Byrnes, Sholto (12 July 2010). "Wilfred Thesiger in Africa, by Christopher Morton and Philip N Grover". New Statesman . Retrieved 13 August 2013.

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Review of maitland's official biography discusses various aspects of the explorer's life and characters. Crossing the Sands Motivate Pub Ltd (2000) 176 pp; ISBN 1-86063-028-6. About his journeys in the Empty Quarter and the Arabian Peninsula during the late forties, with photographs.A documentary about Sir Wilfred was made by producer Les Guthman in 1999, A Life of My Choice. [13] Then follows the real point of the book—Thesiger’s two desert crossings of Rub al Khali, also referred to as the Empty Quarter, his travels in Yemen and in inner Oman. Here we get to experience life in the desert and learn about the Bedu people and other Arab tribesmen.