The Cradle of Mankind

About this eBook

Author

Wigram, Edgar Thomas Ainger, 1864-1935

Title

The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern Kurdistan

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Kurdistan -- Description and travel

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44417

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44417

Release Date

December 13, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CRADLE OF MANKIND LIFE IN EASTERN KURDISTAN
2. 2.NOTE TO SECOND EDITION
3. 3.PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — THE CRADLE OF MANKIND
6. 6.CHAPTER I BEYOND THE PALE OF THE RAILWAY (ALEPPO AND URFA)
7. 7.CHAPTER II A LAND OF DUST AND ASHES (DIARBEKR AND MARDIN)
8. 8.CHAPTER III THE MARCHES OF ANCIENT ROME (DARA AND NISIBIN)
9. 9.CHAPTER IV THE BURDEN OF NEWER NINEVEH (MOSUL)
10. 10.CHAPTER V THE TEMPLE OF THE DEVIL (SHEIKH ADI)
11. 11.CHAPTER VI THE SKIRTS OF THE MOUNTAINS (RABBAN HORMIZD, BAVIAN, AND AKRA)
12. 12.CHAPTER VII AN ORIENTAL VICH IAN VOHR (THE SHEIKH OF BARZAN)
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII A MASTER OF MISRULE (NERI AND JILU)
14. 14.CHAPTER IX THE DEBATABLE LAND (GAWAR, TERGAWAR, MERGAWAR)
15. 15.CHAPTER X TWIGS OF A WITHERED EMPIRE (URMI) — The Story of Haji Kas, and how his own Son bought him
16. 16.CHAPTER XI A LAND OF TROUBLE AND ANGUISH (URMI TO VAN)
17. 17.CHAPTER XII A SLOUGH OF DISCONTENT (VAN AND THE ARMENIANS)
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN (QUDSHANIS)
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV THE GREAT CAÑONS (THE NESTORIAN “ASHIRETS” OF HAKKIARI)
20. 20.CHAPTER XV INTRUDERS IN A PANDEMONIUM (AMADIA AND BOHTAN)
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI THE GRAVES OF DEAD EMPIRES (MOSUL TO BAGHDAD)
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII OUR SMALLEST ALLY
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII DEAD SEA FRUIT
24. 24.GLOSSARY
25. 25.INDEX — FOOTNOTES:

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