Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the public, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United States, when the indications were such as to induce me to apprehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on; for I felt that a liberal and enlightened community would not long condemn an attempt to explore a distant river, and its wondrous reservoir, - the first, teeming with sacred associations, and the last, enveloped in a mystery, which had defied all previous attempts to penetrate it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Official Report of the United States' Expedition: To Explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan Baltimore Sept. 1, 1851. Sir: I transmit herewith my filial Report of the Expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, and request you to submit it to the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, and obtain his consent to have it published by the Observatory under your superintendence. The Report embraces a maritime survey and therefore comes peculiarly within the province of the National Observatory. To Lieut. M. F. Maury, U. S. N., National Observatory, Washington, 8th Sept., 1851. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, the final Report of Commander Wm. F. Lynch, concerning the Expedition to the Dead Sea. This Report has been referred to this office. It contains much useful and interesting information, and I therefore recommend its publication. Hon. Wm. A, Graham, Secretary of the Navy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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