1967 Pioneers East Early American Experience Middle East D. Finnie Harvard HC DJ

by FINNIE, DAVID H

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For your consideration is an authentic 1967 First Edition hardcover of Pioneers East: The Early American Experience in the Middle East by historian and scholar David H. Finnie (published in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Harvard University Press, Harvard Middle Eastern Studies 13). This foundational academic study chronicles 19th-century American presence and enterprise across the Ottoman Empire and the Near East prior to the Civil War. Finnie explores the lives, diplomatic encounters, and cultural impacts of the earliest American travelers, missionaries, naval officers, merchants, archaeologists, and adventurers who ventured to Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Drawing extensively on archival letters, consular records, and contemporary journals, this volume provides critical context for the origins of U.S.–Middle Eastern relations, early Protestant missions, and Levantine trade. An essential reference for collectors of American diplomatic history, Ottoman Empire studies, Middle Eastern travelogues, and Harvard University Press monographs. Product Details: Title: Pioneers East: The Early American Experience in the Middle East Author: David H. Finnie Publisher: Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA) Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 13 Publication Date: 1967 (First Edition) Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (or Cloth Boards — specify if DJ is included) Language: English Subject: American Diplomatic History / Ottoman Empire / Middle East Travel & Miss

• Publisher: The Experiment
• Year: 1967
• Condition: Very Good

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