Travels in Koordistan, Mesopotamia, &C, Vol. 1 of 2

Excerpt from Travels in Koordistan, Mesopotamia, &C, Vol. 1 of 2: Including an Account of Parts of Those Countries Hitherto Unvisited by Europeans, With Sketches of the Character and Manners of the Koordish and Arab Tribes The Khan's Arrival - his Lineage - Changed Condition of the Koords. - Over Taxation. - A Battle Royal, and a choice Morsel. - My Hosts - Domestic Manners of the Koords - of the Great of the Ladies. - Discrepancy of Reports - Leave Souje Bulagh. Beiram. - Obstinacy of Guards. - Hussun Aga. - Face of the Country. Pass of Soonas, and Descent. - Nistan. Village evening Meal and Custom. - Aspect of the Mountains and Ride to seradusht.-abdool-sumud Khan. - Dearth of Grain. - Magni ficent Scenery. - Ascent of Hoomeel. - Ford the Aksu. - Akoorta. 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.