Strange Lands
and
Friendly People

by William O. Douglas

Dust Jacket:

This is a very interesting old book. It was published in 1951 by Harper & Brothers, New York. The book measures 5 3/4 inches by 8 1/2 inches and contains xv, 336 pages. The dust jacket shows minor signs of wear and is in good condition. The cover consists of an orange cloth spine and black boards. The cover shows very minor signs of wear to the edges, corners and to the top and bottom of the spine. There are lovely pictorial maps on the end pages. The pages show no signs of rips or tears. The photos in the book are printed on a glossy paper. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this book is very good plus.


Frontispiece: William O. Douglas and his son, Bill

Contents

    Foreword

    Part I - Communism South of the Soviet Border

  1. Terror in Greece
  2. Go Walking Man
  3. A Picture Code
  4. Azerbaijan

    5. Part II - The Tribes of Persia

  5. Kurdish Nationalism
  6. Once a Kurd Always a Kurd
  7. Sons are an Ornament
  8. A New Deal for the Kurds
  9. Independence is Preferred
  10. I am a Lur
  11. The Six Poorest of Us
  12. Butcher of Luristan
  13. Gun Play at Kuhdasht
  14. The Bakhatiari Save the Constitution
  15. A Goat Does Justice
  16. An Audience at Oregon
  17. Persian Hospitality
  18. A Goatherd Sparks a Revolt
  19. ”By My Mother’s Milk”
  20. “Trust in God, but Tie Your Camel”
  21. The Ghashghais on Horseback
  22. The Ghashghais on the Move
  23. It’s an old Ghashghai Custom

    24. Part III - Rumblings on the Arab World

  24. It’s a Small World
  25. The Poisonous Bite of the Goat
  26. Cedars of Lebanon
  27. The Agarian Problem
  28. Zayim
  29. Jebel el Druze
  30. Kemal Djumblatt
  31. Silbene-the Magic of Ownership

    32. Part IV - Cross, Star and Crescent

  32. Hattin
  33. Josef and Fouda
  34. ”Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole”
  35. Moslem Women
  36. Sukhmeh’s Arab Refugees
  37. The Eternal City

    38. Part V - Israel

  38. Into Israel from the East
  39. Israel Experiments
  40. ”From Dan even to Beersheba”

    41. Part VI - India

  41. A Girl and a Basket
  42. India and Asia
  43. Nehru’s Welfare State
  44. Jai Hind

    45. Part VII - In Summary

    Index

Excerpt - Dust Jacket:
… In the summers of 1949-1950, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas traveled and lived amongst the tribesmen of Persia (Iran), the peasants of Syria and Lebanon, the leaders and plain people of Israel. He also visited Iraq, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus and the new India. He found adventure in good measure. He hunted and rode and ate and sheltered with men of ancient courtesy and honor and present poverty…
End excerpt


Top: The Author interviewing Lurs of the Papi tribe
Bottom: Maku, Azerbaijan

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