Campfire and TrailUniversity of New Mexico Press, 1943 - 165 pages Stories of world travels by the archeologist. |
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Page 85
... ruins of one of a hundred cities of which nothing remains but dust and refuse . Phantom nations rise and struggle ... ruin mounds and squalid huts and miserable people who , in this land of potentially limitless abundance , never ate a ...
... ruins of one of a hundred cities of which nothing remains but dust and refuse . Phantom nations rise and struggle ... ruin mounds and squalid huts and miserable people who , in this land of potentially limitless abundance , never ate a ...
Page 95
... us , with one student , would on our way back to civilization still make the objective that was , to me , the most cherished of all our Mesopotamian tour : namely , the ruins of Zenobia's capital , ancient Palmyra ( Tadmur in the.
... us , with one student , would on our way back to civilization still make the objective that was , to me , the most cherished of all our Mesopotamian tour : namely , the ruins of Zenobia's capital , ancient Palmyra ( Tadmur in the.
Page 117
... ruins , blandly assuring me that he supposed the Indians would throw me off the rock on their arrival . They came just at dusk , registered very little surprise at seeing me there , but immediately went into a huddle to decide , I ...
... ruins , blandly assuring me that he supposed the Indians would throw me off the rock on their arrival . They came just at dusk , registered very little surprise at seeing me there , but immediately went into a huddle to decide , I ...
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Abdullah Abraham Lincoln ages American ancient ANDEAN HIGHWAYS Arab Arabia Deserta archaeologists Beau Geste blanket California gold rush camp and trail canyon CARAVAN TRAIL Carson cave centuries Chihuahua cliff dweller climb the pyramid Colonel Tappan Colorado CONQUEST OF CHEOPS copper rod desert dragomen drama earth Egypt Eternal Euphrates face Foreign Legion Fort Garland Galilee Gertrude Bell gone Hewett hills horse humanity Indian Kit Carson knew LAST CAMPFIRE Lincoln lives long trail look Matmata mesas Mexico mighty miles mind Mohammed Morley morning Mountain Trails never night PALM AND PINE Palmyra Peerless Pioneers plaza Quirigua rain ranch Riggles rock rode ruins saddle Sahara Schlatter sheik SILENT LAND songs soul Spider spirit story sunset Tabitha Tadmur tell tent Tepoztecatl TEPOZTLAN thee thou Tobin took Tyre Tyrus valley vast village western western saddle wife WINDSWEPT TROY young