Americans in Egypt, 1770-1915 : explorers, consuls, travelers, soldiers, missionaries, writers and scientists / Cassandra Vivian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vivian, Cassandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Americans--Egypt--History--19th century.

Americans.

Americans--Egypt--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The voices of Americans have long been absent from studies of modern Egypt. Most scholars assume that Americans were either not in Egypt in significant numbers during the nineteenth century or had little of importance to say. This volume shows that neither was the case by introducing and relating the experiences and attitudes of 15 American personalities who worked, lived, or traveled in Egypt from the 1770s to the commencement of World War I. Often in their own words, explorers, consuls, tourists, soldiers, missionaries, artists, scientists, and scholars offer a rare American perspective on e

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. John Antes: A Forgotten American Voice (Missionary, 1770); 2. John Ledyard: The Man Who Walked the World (Explorer, 1788); 3. William Eaton: To the Shores of Tripoli (Soldier, 1804-1805); 4. Francis Barthow: American Dragoman in Egypt (Explorer, c. 1804-1840); 5. George Bethune English andthe Egyptian Army Expedition of 1820-21 (Explorer); 6. The Gliddons and the Beginning of American-Egyptian Relations (Consular Service, 1832-1840); 7. Sarah Rogers Haight Steamin' to Egypt: The American Traveler Is Born (Traveler, 1836)

8. Bayard Taylor's Twice-Told Tale (Traveler, 1851-1852 and 1874)9. Charles Hale: An Enigma(Consular Service, 1864-1868); 10. Charles Chaillé-Long: The Man Who Fought an Empire (Soldier, 1869-1882); 11. Ulysses S. Grant: The King of America's Progress through Egypt (Traveler, 1877); 12. Fanny Stone: Diary of an American Girl in Cairo (Soldiers, 1882); 13. Anna Young Thompson: Diary of a Trip on the Ibis (Missionary, 1887); 14. Walter Granger and the American Museum of Natural History's Expedition to the Fayoum (Scientist, 1907)

15. Theodore M. Davis: America's Man in the Valley of the Kings (Scientist, 1889-1915)Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-57165-X

9786613884107

0-7864-9116-7

OCLC:

808367421