The Treasure Of Ophir: In Search of a Lost City

by C.E.V. Craufurd

Overview

'When I was a small child...(my) imagination was fired by the age-old mystery of that Lost City of Ophir which furnished gold to the temple of Suleiman and as the years passed, I formed an ambition to discover it... In this fascinating book, the author reveals the unfolding story of his life-long quest to find Ophir. First joining the Royal Navy and then embarking toward China, the author begins a series of adventurers that propel him towards his goal: 'I have learnt that Ophir and the Gold of Ophir represent far more than a lost city and a tale of romance. The lost lands of Ophir may awaken the whole of the Middle East; they may bring prosperity to a poverty-stricken peninsula that is larger than India.'

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780710310125
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/24/2005
Series:	Kegan Paul Travellers Series
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE I. AMBITION II. AH FONG'S HINT III. THE PERSIAN GULF IV. ARAB COASTS V. GETTING IN TOUCH VI. ON THE RIGHT TRACK VII. WAITING VIIL THE LAND OF SHEBA IX. THE LAND OF SHEBA- continued PART TWO I. THE TRUTH OF GENESIS II. IN THE BEGINNING III. THE FALL OF MAN IV. THE RED RACE V. THE FATE OF A NATION VI. THE FLOOD.VII. THE LAND OF OPHIR VIII. SULIEMAN IX. SULIEMAN-continued X. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA XI. THE LAND OF SHEBA XII. MARRIAGE OF BILKIS XIII. THE CRUISE OF HIRAM