Story of the Merv : A Story of Adventures and Captivity : Epitomized from "The Merv Oasis"
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1884.
Paperback. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #15981
Spine darkened, corner bump, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback. ; Standard Library series, number 106, January 14, 1884. "The Merv Oasis is located in the delta of the Murghab River in what is today southeastern Turkmenistan, about 200 kilometers north of the town of Takhta Bazar. While it is undoubtedly geographically isolated by mountains and desert, Merv was an important node on the Silk Route from China, acting as the gateway to Persia and Rome from China and central Asia." - K Kris Hirst. Abridged from the two volume 1882 edition of The Merv Oasis. "Irish correspondent for American and English newspapers describes the significance of the Merv political situation, February 5, 1879-November 26, 1881." - Harry W Nerhood (compiled by); To Russia and Return : An Annotated Bibliography of Travelers' English-Language Accounts of Russia from the Ninth Century to the Present; 336. Hard-to-find contemporary account of the Russian Empire expansion into Turkistan, and British "Great Game" concerns about ensuing threats to Afghanistan and Britain's Indian empire. ; Standard Library; Vol. 106; 320 pages.
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