Turkey and the Turks.
- Singerman ID
- supp1463
- Year
- 1854
- Entry
- Smith, Jerome Van Crowninshield. Turkey and the Turks. Boston: James French; New York: D. Appleton; Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854. 320 p.
- Author/Editor
- Smith, Jerome Van Crowninshield
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Holdings
- In most academic libraries
- Title
- Turkey and the Turks.
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- James French
- Notes
- Chap. 24 gives an account of the author’s visit to Smyrna, the local Jews ("some of them are notorious cheats"), and Abraham, the Jewish guide who turns out to be a "deceitful, dishonest knave." Chap. 26, "Island of Rhodes," contains the story of the Colossus of Rhodes and its sale in 672 to a Jew who had it disassembled and hauled off in 900 camel loads.
- Collection
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Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
Part of Turkey and the Turks.
Smith, Jerome Van Crowninshield, “Turkey and the Turks.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/51135