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Aaronsohn's Maps: The Untold Story of the Man Who Might Have Created Peace in the Middle East
Patricia Goldstone
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Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews.Born to Jewish settlers in Palestine, he ran a spy network that enabled the British to capture Jerusalem during World War I and made him the rival of his contemporary, T.E.Lawrence-who may also have been his flamboyant sister Sarah's lover.A rugged adventurer, Aaronsohn became convinced during his explorations of the Middle East that water would govern the region's fate.He compiled both the area's first detailed water maps and a plan for Palestine's national borders that predicted and-in ... Read more
Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews.Born to Jewish settlers in Palestine, he ran a spy network that enabled the British to capture Jerusalem during World War I and made him the rival of his contemporary, T.E.Lawrence-who may also have been his flamboyant sister Sarah's lover.A rugged adventurer, Aaronsohn became convinced during his explorations of the Middle East that water would govern the region's fate.He compiled both the area's first detailed water maps and a plan for Palestine's national borders that predicted and-in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Condition
Used, Like New
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780151011698
SKU
KEX0236602
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99-1
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